Fair Work Articles

Earlier this week, the High Court handed down its decision in favour of Workpac, finding that earlier decisions in the matters of Skene v Workpac and Rossato v Workpac had been incorrectly decided.

What does the recent Federal Court decision regarding casual employees mean for employers? Can casual employees be considered a full-time employee?

Can you accept an employee’s heat of the moment resignation? Heat of the moment resignation are not rare.  They often occur following a disagreement with an employee where they proclaim “I am done”, “I am out of here” or even “I quit!” before walking away.  In some instances they may even take their belongings with…

UPDATE: in the Workpac Pty Ltd v Skene decision.

We recently reported on a case regarding casual a truck driver who was awarded accrued annual leave.

A recent landmark decision means that casual employees may be classed as permanent rather than casual if they fall into the category of being employed regular and predictable hours.

Dispelling the myth! Long term casual employees are entitled to long service leave.

On Monday 16 April 2018 new Queensland Labour Hire Laws commenced. If you are a labour hire provider and wish to continue operating, then you need to lodge an application for a licence before 15 June 2018.