2020 Easter Public Holidays – Eastern States
Employers should take note that, in Queensland, News South Wales, the ACT and Victoria, all FOUR days across the fast-approaching Easter weekend are gazetted public holidays.
Continue reading “2020 Easter Public Holidays – Eastern States”Government announces JobKeeper wage subsidy package
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a $130 billion economic stimulus package that includes a JobKeeper wage subsidy of $1500 per fortnight per employee. The Government will require employers to pass on the payment to affected workers. The Prime Minister said the Government expects up to 6 million workers to receive the payment over the next 6 months:
Continue reading “Government announces JobKeeper wage subsidy package”Palaszczuk Government Announces Additional $4 Billion Package
The Queensland Government has announced an additional $4 billion package to support health, jobs and business.
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Morrison Government Announces Second Stimulus Package
On 22 March 2020 the Morrison Government announced the second stage of its economic plan in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus.
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Palaszczuk Government offers $500m in loans to support workers in businesses affected by coronavirus
The Palaszczuk Government has announced it will create a new $500 million loan facility, interest free for the first 12 months, to support businesses to keep Queenslanders in work and extend the coronavirus payroll tax deferral to all businesses across the state. Read the media release here.
Morrison Government Announces Stimulus Package
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has today announced a $17.6 billion economic stimulus package in response to the challenges posed by the spread of the Coronavirus.
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Miner Sacked For Crude Joke Loses Dismissal Claim
A mine worker has lost his unfair dismissal case in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after alleging BHP was in the wrong to sack him over a crude joke.
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Shop Manager Accused of Misuse of Business Funds Loses Dismissal Claim
A Townsville supplements shop manager has lost his unfair dismissal claim in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after the FWC found he used his employer’s money to benefit himself.
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FURTHER UPDATE: Proposed Portable Long Service Leave (PLSL) Scheme for Queensland Community Services Sector
Late last year we advised valued clients operating in the community services sector in Queensland that the Palaszczuk Labor government had introduced the Community Services Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Bill 2019 into Parliament on 27 November 2019.
Hitler Parody Video Not Grounds for Dismissal: FWC Full Bench
A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has overturned an earlier ruling relating to an employee dismissed by BP Refinery (Kwinana) Pty Ltd over a Hitler parody video.
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