Change to the income threshold for unfair dismissal
Employees who are dismissed on or after 1 July 2022 will be eligible to make an unfair dismissal claim if they have served the relevant period of employment (12 months if employed by a small [...]
Employees who are dismissed on or after 1 July 2022 will be eligible to make an unfair dismissal claim if they have served the relevant period of employment (12 months if employed by a small [...]
On 31 March 2022, Elizabeth Devine presented a seminar on behalf of Legalwise Seminars in Sydney entitled 'Employment Law Roundup'. After a decade or so of relative stability, the practice of employment law during the [...]
On 10 March 2022, Elizabeth provided an encore presentation of her paper 'Watching the Clock: Strategies for Managing Long-Term Injured Employees'to the Melbourne Employment Law Conference on behalf of the Television Education Network. This paper, [...]
The preeminent focus on dispute resolution in employment law means that Court decisions are relatively rare. February 2022 was remarkable because the High Court handed down two decisions. Both decisions, handed down on 9 February [...]
On 3 December 2021 the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down a significant decision on the fraught topic of the mandating of vaccinations against COVID-19 in a workplace not covered by [...]
On 21 October 2021, Elizabeth Devine provided a presentation to Thomson Reuters' Mental Health and Employment Law Conference on the topic of ''The Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health in the Workplace'. Elizabeth's presentation discussed [...]
On 7 September 2021, Elizabeth gave an encore presentation of her paper 'Adverse Actions and General Protections: Dodging the Traps for Employers' for the Television Education Network ('TEN'). This paper, originally presented in August 2021 [...]
On 31 August 2021, Elizabeth Devine gave a presentation on behalf of Audiology Australia to recent graduates of audiology. Elizabeth was invited to provide the presentation - Navigating the Minefield: Contracts in Audiology - to [...]
As of 1 July 2021, the National Minimum Wage ('NMW') increases to $772.60 per week or $20.33 per hour. If an employee is an Award employee, or covered by an enterprise agreement, the minimum rate [...]
Employees who are dismissed on or after 1 July 2022 will be eligible to make an unfair dismissal claim if they have served the relevant period of employment (12 months if employed by a small [...]