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Another year is racing away but, more than five years after it commenced, the 4 Yearly Review of the Modern Awards by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) is still not finished. Thankfully, the long-running process is due to reach a conclusion by the end of 2020. Around 30 re-vamped Modern Awards were released in a ‘2020’ version and came into force earlier this month; a further 39 are soon to be replaced by their ‘2020’ version and will become operative from ppc 13 April 2020 and ppc 4 May 2020.

UPDATE: The proposed changes to the Paid Parental Leave Scheme discussed in this article have subsequently been passed by Parliament with the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Flexibility Measures) Act 2020 coming into force from 1 July 2020.

Earlier in February, the Government introduced the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Flexibility Measures) Bill to Parliament which proposes to allow for more flexibility around the taking of Government-funded paid parental leave.

An employee who was pregnant at the time her role was made redundant last year has been awarded compensation by the Fair Work Commission, with Deputy President Boyce finding her employer’s “abject failure” to consult properly with her rendered her dismissal “the very definition of unfair”.

A casual sales assistant has won the right to pursue her unfair dismissal application after successfully appealing an earlier decision of Deputy President Mansini, with a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) ruling the Deputy President had erred in finding the worker was not an employee protected from unfair dismissal.

How 2 years ago! Find our news post regarding the 2022 Easter public holidays for eastern states here.

A former employee of Masonic Care Tasmania has had her application for an unfair dismissal remedy dismissed by the Fair Work Commission (FWC). The Applicant, who had been given the benefit of several warnings and a performance management plan, was ultimately dismissed over conduct concerns.

Continue reading “Unfair Dismissal Applicant ‘Author of her own downfall’ – FWC”

A 74-year-old handyman whose employer told him he should be enjoying his retirement has been reinstated after the Fair Work Commission found his dismissal was unfair.

Continue reading “Worker Sacked For Age Wins Job Back”

On 27 November, during the final parliamentary sitting week for 2019, Queensland Parliament passed legislation to amend the Holidays Act 1983 to provide for 6pm – midnight on Christmas Eve to be classified as a gazetted public holiday across the State. This part-day public holiday applies across all industries, to all businesses.