Earlier this year, reforms were made to the Fair Work Act 2009 ('the Act') to offer greater certainty about the rights and obligations that govern casual employment. For a full overview of these amendments, please see the articl...
In a watershed moment for trade unions and their plight against outsourcing, the Federal Court has delivered its decision in Transport Workers Union of Australia v Qantas Airways Limited. On 30 July 2021 the Federal Court held ...
In a media release on Saturday 28 August 2021, the Minister for Health and Aged Care, The Hon. Greg Hunt announced details of a new no fault COVID-19 Vaccine Claim Scheme (VCS) which will operate nationally. The scheme will cov...
On 23 August 2021, the Fair Work Commission determined to make some amendments to the Victorian Local Government Award 2015 (VLG Award). The changes came off the back of an application by the Australian Services Union, which wa...
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) posted updated guidance on its website last night relating to the power of employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their employees. This is an issue that we have also discussed before. Pr...
In a landmark decision with major consequences, the High Court of Australia unanimously reversed a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court on 4 August 2021(WorkPac Pty Ltd v. Rossato & ors [2021] HCA 23) (see earlier a...