Archive for August 2021
Compliance deadline approaching for casual conversion
The key compliance date of 27 September 2021 for employers to meet new ‘casual conversion’ requirements is fast approaching. This is the deadline for compliance with the latest changes to…
Read MoreMandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations: No Jab, No Job?
The Qantas Group (Qantas) has announced that it will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 31 March 2022. For frontline staff, that date is even sooner,…
Read More“Coming, ready or not!” When can employers be forced to commence enterprise bargaining?
In July this year, the Fair Work Commission halted an attempt by the Retail and Fast Food Workers’ Union (RAFFWU) to force Coles Supermarkets Australia to the bargaining table for…
Read MoreCan employees be stood down in the event of an IT systems failure?
In June, the world’s largest meat producer, JBS Foods was targeted by a large scale cyberattack that caused it to suspend its operations across North American and Australia. While there…
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