In a decision that affects all employers participating in the JobKeeper scheme, the Federal Court has answered a "short but important question" about calculating employees' fortnightly pay. » more »
Working groups have largely agreed on the problems with Australia's industrial relations system, but the solutions will require some compromise, IR Minister Christian Porter has flagged. Also in this article: JobKeeper 2.0 regulations; new rulings on workplace misconduct, contract breaches and investigations; and more. » more »
Many redundancy decisions put on hold by JobKeeper 1.0 are now back on the agenda, and a lawyer warns that making fair, defensible decisions about who to select and why will take some careful consideration. » more »
With JobKeeper 2.0 changes coming into effect later this month, an employment lawyer has answered questions from HR Daily Premium members about the new regime. » more »
Most of employers' early confusion surrounding JobKeeper has been resolved, but recent rulings indicate a lack of understanding about what constitutes fairness during restructuring and workplace changes, an employment lawyer says. » more »
A JobKeeper-enabling stand down that applied only to one worker, who had recently requested to work only from home, was unfair, the Fair Work Commission has found. » more »
A worker who was dismissed when pandemic restrictions forced her employer to close, but then was rehired under JobKeeper, has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission her employment tenure was unbroken. » more »
There is "understandable" confusion about pandemic leave among employers, a lawyer says. Also in this article: an update on JobKeeper changes currently before Parliament, and more. » more »
An employee has failed to claim he was unfairly dismissed for coughing in a nurse's face while she took his temperature. Meanwhile "legacy" JobKeeper employers will retain some stand down flexibilities under proposed changes to the scheme. » more »
A 'technicality' in the JobKeeper 2.0 extension has brought the deadline back by one week to Monday 24 August. Also in this article: an employee sacked for sexualised comments has lost his claim, and a wrap of recent unfair dismissal cases. » more »
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