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Minimum Wage Increase and other Super Changes – 1 July 2022
July 12, 2022
Workplace Law
Minimum Wage Increase As of 1 July 2022, the National Minimum Wage increased by $40 per week (or 5.2%) to $812.60 per week or $21.38 per hour. Award minimum wages increased by 4.6%, with a minimum …
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In a Bind to Get Out of a Bind – The Importance of Binding Death Benefit Nominations
April 22, 2022
Estate & Succession Planning
There is no time like now to be reminded that you cannot leave your Superannuation death benefits to chance. Even if you make a superannuation death benefit nomination, your super fund might not pay …
Stand Clear – Doors Are Closing on Out of Hours Conduct
March 30, 2022
Workplace Law
Not often do we hear of out of hours conduct that allows an employer to dismiss an employee without being liable for unfair dismissal, but Sydney Trains showed when you can only last week. The three …
STRATA LAW – Off the Plan Doesn’t Go To Plan
February 16, 2022
Property and Investment
Retail Unit Manifestly different from Plan Many investors buy “off the plan”. It can be a good way to get in early, but what if it doesn’t all go to plan when it is built? In 2017, a buyer bought a …
Employers Can Mandate Vaccinations. Can they require COVID-19 Vaccination? Probably!
October 11, 2021
Workplace Law
In March, we asked whether employers can require their staff to obtain a Covid-19 vaccination. Back then, we said: Not Yet! Six months on, the Courts and Fair Work Commission are yet to rule on this …
Casuals lose Annual Leave Windfall
August 11, 2021
Workplace Law
The Government and the High Court have confirmed that casual employees cannot double dip on annual leave loadings. Casuals are paid a casual loading of around 25%. The casual loading is meant to …
Lifting the Sydney Fog – “No, you can’t work at home. I need you in here at Work”
July 15, 2021
Workplace Law
Can you say it? When and to whom? As new and complex public health orders arrive hourly, how are employers to respond? The blurred lines between independent contractors and employees just got further …