Archive for November 2021
Are you a Company Director? How and when to apply for your Director Identification Number
As of November, company directors in Australia have been given deadlines to apply for Director Identification Numbers. Following recent amendments to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act), the Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS) is now…
Read MoreIntroducing the Fair Work Commission’s new powers: Stop Sexual Harassment Orders
Australian workforces have certainly not been immune to the impacts of global movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp. In fact, a 2018 national inquiry (National Inquiry) undertaken into sexual harassment…
Read MorePaid leave for parents who experience miscarriage
The ‘Respect@Work’ provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) have been well publicised and have made the news for their establishment of a new, stop sexual harassment…
Read MoreFair Work Ombudsman ramps up use of compliance notices as wage theft continues to dominate headlines
The Fair Work Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has more than doubled its use of compliance notices over the last 12 months. The watchdog reported that in the financial year of 2020 to…
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