Employers and business owners take note – from 1 July 2023: the national Minimum Wage will be increased to $882.80 per week or $23.23 per hour; and a 5.75% increase to minimum award wages will come into effect. This increase applies from the first full pay...
From 1 July this year amendments will to the Fair Work Act 2009 will: Increase the small employment claims cap from $20,000.00 to $100,000.00; and Clarify the Court’s power to award an employee’s filing fees as costs. Interest awarded by the court on a claim will not...
Minimum housing standards will come into effect for new tenancies from 1 September 2023, and for all tenancies from 1 September 2024. Minimum housing standards specify that rental properties must: be weatherproof and structurally sound be in good repair, with fixtures...
There’s a new harassment law that applies to employers. The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Act) now prohibits a ‘hostile’ workplace on the grounds of sex. A workplace may be hostile if is offensive, intimidating, or humiliating because of even a ‘characteristic’ of the...
