Legislation Update
JobKeeper legislation temporarily expands employment arrangement options in face of COVID-19
15 April 2020
It has become obvious to us all that our existing employment laws were not designed for a pandemic. To some extent, those problems have now been addressed by changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) made as part of last Wednesday’s Commonwealth COVID-19 economic relief package. In particular, changes have been made […]
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Critical last month to comply with labour hire licensing laws in Victoria and South Australia
16 October 2019
Queensland, Victoria and South Australia have each established a labour hire licensing scheme. Queensland was the first State to implement a labour hire licensing law, and has required providers to obtain a licence since 15 June 2018. Providers in Victoria and South Australia must apply for a licence by 29 October and 1 November 2019 […]
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