The Fair Work Ombudsman today announced that it is making surprise inspections of farms and eateries on the Sunshine Coast this week to verify if workers are being paid correctly. According to the FWO, inspectors are inspecting roughly 35 businesses in the region with...
Fair Work surprise inspections! The Fair Work has conducted surprise inspections of 82 businesses in Melbourne. 86% of the surprise inspections were found to have breached workplace laws. Of the 71 businesses found to be in breach, 69 had underpaid their workers and...
Under the Fair Work Act 2009, an employer must not require employees to work more than 38 hours per week or their rostered hours (whichever is greater) unless the additional hours are ‘reasonable’. If the additional hours are unreasonable, an employee may refuse to...
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...
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...
