On 13 August 2020, the High Court of Australia handed down its highly-anticipated decision in the Mondelez case.[1] Employers welcomed the decision since the High Court accepted the arguments put forward by the employer, Mondelez,...

After much speculation, the Federal government announced the extension of the JobKeeper payment scheme, JobKeeper 2.0, on 21 July 2020, to assist businesses to recover following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme ...

In the high-profile sequel to the Skene decision, another "casual" labour-hire worker has won the right to paid leave entitlements usually reserved for permanent employees. The Full Bench of the Federal Court handed down its de...

In Schembri v State of Victoria, the Court of Appeal rejected the appellant's claim that the jury's verdict for the defendant both in relation to his claim for negligence and breach of statutory duty was against the evidence and t...

In March, Australian businesses faced the impacts of Covid-19 and Government restrictions aimed at combatting the spread of the virus, which were being introduced quickly and before the JobKeeper scheme and other initiatives to su...

What payments are available to employers under the JobKeeper scheme? When is an employer eligible? When is an employee eligible? How do Employers nominate to participate? "One In All In" – An employer cannot pick and choose ...