News 16 May 2023 Requesting employees to work on a public holiday A recent Federal Court decision received a lot of media attention and caused a lot of confusion for employers and employees.

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News 16 May 2023 Responding to flexible work requests In an article earlier this year, businesses were informed of some important amendments to the Fair Work Act (Cth) 2009 (FW Act).

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News 9 May 2023 Job and careers expo in Ipswich More than fifty job seekers, a dozen employers and local Tafe Qld gathered last month at the Ipswich Civic Centre for The Salvation Army Employment Plus Wivenhoe’s regional Jobs and Careers

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News 3 Apr 2023 Rowan lays down his career pipeline Gippsland man Rowan Dalton had been out of work for two years and he’d had enough.

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News 3 Apr 2023 Five ways to get or save money today Five simple ways to increase your savings today.

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News 21 Mar 2023 Victorian business the first to face criminal wage theft charges Underpayments of wages and employee entitlements continue to receive widespread media coverage. A Victorian business is the first in Australia to face criminal wage theft charges

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News 21 Mar 2023 Three new protected attributes under the Fair Work Act’s anti-discrimination provisions On 7 December 2022, three new protected attributes were added to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act); breastfeeding in the workplace, intersex status, and gender identity.

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News 21 Mar 2023 How to substitute a public holiday Occasionally an employer may wish to substitute a public holiday for another day for various reasons; a public holiday might fall midweek, so the employer may seek to substitute...

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