Archive for June 2019
The new super-union: United Voice and National Union of Workers head closer to amalgamation
In what may be indicative of a growing trend in the trade union movement, Australia’s largest blue-collar unions outside the CFMMEU – United Voice and the National Union of Workers – are progressing their plans to amalgamate and form the fourth-largest union in the country. Between 24 July and 28 August 2019, members of United…
Read MoreThe truth about “reasonable additional hours”
After part-time employment, reasonable additional hours is one the most commonly misunderstood concepts for employers in the retail and quick service industries. In fact, even the question “how many additional hours would be considered reasonable?” betrays a misapprehension of the topic, as the answer is particular to your business and often different for each individual employee.…
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