Legislation Update
A deadline for employers of casual employees is approaching fast! Employers of casual employees have until 27 September 2021 to ensure that they have complied with amendments to the Fair Work Act (FWA) introduced in March 2021, and have offered c
Court Decision
On 4 August 2021, the High Court of Australia delivered its decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato & Ors [2021] HCA 23 (Rossato No 2). The decision provides greater clarity for employers around the concept of when an employee will be deemed “cas
Article
In our accompanying publication titled A casual or permanent employee? we considered two Full Federal Court decisions that provide the most recent assistance on this hot topic issue for employers. Australian law recognises two types of employment: c
Court Decision
The Full Court of the Federal Court reconfirmed in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 (Rossato) that the Court will look to the real substance of an employment relationship rather than its form when determining whether an employee is a casual
Court Decision
Key issues: An Australian employer was ordered to pay $52,100 compensation to an employee who was pregnant at the time her employment was terminated. On 21 August 2020, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (Commission) in Compuworld Pty Ltd
Court Decision
High Court majority decision re personal/carer’s leave, 13 August 2020 This morning, in a ground-breaking ruling for employers, the High Court in Mondelez v AMWU [2020] HCA 29 ended the confusion and uncertainty around personal/carer’s leave acc