All Articles From Ben Duggan
COVID-19: Flexibility Comes to the Clerks Modern Award
At a special sitting in late March the Fair Work Commission approved an application made by business groups and supported by the union movement for temporary variations to the Clerks – Private Sector…
Administering the JobKeeper Vaccine for Employers
The proposed JobKeeper package announced by the Federal Government is a wage subsidy scheme. Legislation which will contain the detail of the scheme is to follow. So far, the main points for…
Key Changes for Award Based Annualised Wages
Ready or not from 1 March 2020!
Whistleblower Protection Laws
We have previously reported on the new whistleblower protection laws which came into operation on 1 July 2019 through the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Act 2019 (Cth).…
Final Call for Labour Hire Licences in South Australia
Labour hire regulation is back with the last day to apply for a licence this Friday!
MasterChef Celebrity’s Legacy to be the Criminalisation of ‘Wage Theft’
Celebrity chef George Calombaris’ business empire's punishment for underpaying nearly $8 million, has catapulted ‘wage theft’ to the forefront of political debate over the last few weeks. The…
FWC Proposes the Introduction of Additional Requirements for Award Based Annualised Wage Arrangements
Summary The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its interim decision regarding Annualised Wage Arrangements as part of its four yearly review of Modern Awards on 27 February 2019. A key change to…
Fair Work Rejects ‘Living Wage’ Argument of the ACTU in Minimum Wage Review Decision
Summary The Fair Work Commission (FWC) in handing down its minimum wage review decision has rejected the ACTU’s push for a ‘living wage’ as part of its broader Change the Rules campaign. A summary of…
New Whistleblower Protection Laws are Coming
Employers, get ready to comply with the latest protection requirements for whistleblowers in Australia
ALP Proposes Worker Friendly Changes to its Fair Work Regime
In Australia, since John Hewson’s Fightback! package was released in 1991, the major political parties have, in opposition, been cautious about committing to significant ‘courageous’ reforms in the…
DWFT Report
The DWFT Report is a comprehensive publication containing news, commentary and analysis of significant contemporary legal issues impacting the Australian business community.
