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Absorption of wage rates

Can you absorb prescribed award wage rate increases into existing over-award payments? Read an explanation of what employers are (and are not) allowed to do here.

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New guide for preventing leading cause of death and injury

Slips, trips and falls cause thousands of serious injuries every year, and the painful consequences extend to employers as well, in direct and hidden costs. A new guide can help prevent them.

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Do interstate employees get local public holidays?

Which public holidays apply when employees occasionally work interstate – those applying back in their home state/territory or those in the interstate location? 

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Do you accrue annual leave while absent on LSL?

Does annual leave accrue while someone is absent on long service leave?

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Post-employment restraints: what can employers do?

How can we ensure ex-employees don't divulge confidential company information when they leave our employ?

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Sick Leave On A Public Holiday

If an employee is sick on a public holiday, should payment for the day be as a public holiday or as personal/carer’s leave? Learn more about sick leave and public holiday entitlements here.

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Was dismissing an employee for losing his driving licence unfair?

The Fair Work Commission awarded 12 weeks' pay to an Accounts Manager dismissed after losing his driving licence, ruling that driving was not an inherent job requirement and the dismissal was procedurally unfair.

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GM sacked for not returning phone calls wins claim

The Fair Work Commission recently ruled that an employer's claims of insubordination were insufficient to justify dismissing an employee. The Commission's investigation revealed that the dismissal was harsh, unjust, and unreasonable.

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Harassing a co-worker in airport lounge was “in course of employment”

The Fair Work Commission upheld the dismissal of a mine worker for sexually harassing co-workers in an airport lounge and on a flight, ruling the incidents occurred "in the course of employment." The decision highlights employers' duty to prevent sexual harassment, even during work-related travel.

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Sickness during long service leave

When an employee becomes ill while on long service leave, is the employer obliged to allow the employee to take personal leave instead, and re-credit the long service leave?