Independent Contractor vs Employee, 2 Recent High Court Decisions
In both Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] (Personnel) and ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd v Jamsek [2022] (Jamsek), the High Court has re-visited the legal position of independent contractors and employees. In Personnel, the contract stated that the former employee had been a ‘self-employed contractor’. However, it […]
Covid-19 Safety Plan
It’s important to keep informed about the changing nature of Covid-19 and other workplace requirements. We’ve put together a helpful resource you can download. You can find additional information at Fair Work here: https://coronavirus.fairwork.gov.au/ ABC: WA eases mandatory COVID vaccination requirements for most workers as cases slow Download the Lotus Legal Covid-19 Safety Plan For […]
Employment Relations and HR Newsletter – December 2021
The Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 (Cth) On 23 November 2021, the Federal Government introduced the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021, the purpose of which is to provide protection from discrimination based on an individual’s religious beliefs or activity. The Bill makes provision for faith-based employers to discriminate against existing and prospective workers based on their ‘religious […]
Employment Relations and HR Newsletter – November 2021
Annual Wage Review 2021 As part of the Annual Wage Review 2021 (the Review), the Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced a three-stage process to increasing the national minimum wage and all Award wages. Most Awards increased on 1 July 2021, with the Retail Award then increasing on 1 September 2021. Finally, the remaining 21 Awards […]
Employment – COVID 19 Update
#NoJabNoJob Updates on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for Western Australian employees. The WA State Government has recently advised that a “mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for a majority of occupations and workforces in WA will be introduced in a phased approach.” The phased approach will target two large groups, with their first and second doses of the […]
JobKeeper Extended
Please note: this information is current as at 8 September 2020 The original Jobkeeper 1.0 scheme, as governed by the Coronovirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benefits) Rules 2020 (Cth) (the Rules), was originally scheduled to operate from 30 March 2020 until 27 September 2020 (Original Scheme). However, the Original Scheme has now been amended to Jobkeeper 2.0, […]