All Articles From Ben Duggan
COVID-19: New Rules for JobKeeper 2.0
On Tuesday 15 September 2020, the Federal Government registered new rules[1] to regulate the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme. The new rules give effect to JobKeeper 2.0, which extends the wage subsidy…
Re-establishing Your Business During a Pandemic
As the various State and Federal Governments start to unwind the lockdown measures imposed to suppress the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Australia, businesses are trying to grapple with trying to operate…
COVID-19: Fair Work Commission Delays Minimum Wage Increase
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) in handing down its minimum wage review decision has rejected a push from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and employer groups to deliver a pay…
Work Health and Safety During a Pandemic: The Issue of Vaccination for Businesses
What role, if any, do businesses have to play if a vaccine is created for SARS-CoV-2?
Adjustments to Agricultural Sector in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on business have been widespread and complex. In the agriculture industry the oft-quoted phrase that “everyone still needs to eat” holds true, but many farmers…
Best Lawyers Recognises Nine of DW Fox Tuckers Finest
DW Fox Tucker Lawyers is delighted to announce that nine of the firm’s senior lawyers have been recognised across 17 different areas of law in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers Australia. While our…
COVID-19: Fair Work Commission Has New Powers to Deal With JobKeeper Disputes
As reported in our previous alert[1], JobKeeper laws, which create a six-month wage subsidy scheme, were recently passed at special sittings of the Federal Parliament. The new laws include temporary…
COVID-19: Flexibility Comes to the Fair Work Act
For JobKeeper employers who continue to operate with reduced work
Fair Work Commission Introduces COVID-19 Leave
In a rare exercise of its powers, under section 157(3) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“the Act”), the Fair Work Commission (Commission) has introduced pandemic leave as a temporary measure to help…
Clerks—Private Sector Award 2010: Schedule I—Award Flexibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The temporary variations to the Clerks – Private Sector Modern Award 2010 are set out below in full.
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