Mandatory Vaccination Directions for Victorian Workers – details finally released
On 1 October 2021, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that mandatory COVID-19 vaccination obligations would be introduced for Victorian workers who are required to work ‘onsite’. While many employers have already commenced discussions with their workforce about these upcoming requirements, all the underpinning details of the mandate have not been available, until now.
Rising again…minimum wage to increase by 2.5%
The Fair Work Commission (Commission) handed down its Annual Wage Review decision on 16 June 2021. The Commission approved a 2.5% increase to the national minimum wage, but again delayed the increase for sectors most affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Greater flexibility coming for Retailers employing part-time employees
Late last year, the (then) Minister for Industrial Relations wrote to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) asking the FWC to undertake a review of key awards in distressed industry sectors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the retail and hospitality sectors, with a view to increasing flexibility.
Wheels fall off Fair Work changes
On 18 March, in dramatic scenes in the Senate, the Federal Government’s Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill (Bill) was effectively abandoned after the Government couldn’t get enough support from the cross bench to make all of the changes that were being proposed. The Bill had promised to make the most significant IR […]
What’s to come…
On 9 December 2020 the Morrison government introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill (Bill) to parliament which seeks to introduce the most significant IR amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), in some time.