Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 – 1pm to 1.30pm AEST
In this session, Emma Pritchard will cover obligations for employers in Australia when considering utilising unpaid interns, in order to prevent exposure to significant back pay claims and potential penalties
Date and time:
July 24, 2019 1:00 pm
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1:30 pm
(AEST)
On April 29, 2019, the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (“the Act”) came into effect. From this date onwards, labour-hire providers will have a six-month transition period to apply for a licence under the Act’s Labour Hire Licensing Scheme (“Scheme”). From October 30, 2019 onwards, substantial penalties will apply to labour hire providers who do not have a licence or a licence application pending and to businesses that use unlicensed providers
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has ruled that a casual general factory hand employed by a sawmill operator had been unfairly dismissed, finding that the sawmill operator had unlawfully and unreasonably directed the factory hand to consent to submit to fingerprint scanning, which would have monitored and tracked his attendance at the worksite
Date: Wednesday 12 June 5 p.m. Central European Time (11 a.m. New York time)
Identifying key wage and hour risks confronting international retailers and strategies for compliance
Date and time:
June 12, 2019 5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
(CEST)
Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 – 1pm to 1.30pm AEST
Do you provide employment/HR or payroll-related advice and assistance for a business operating in Australia? If so, you can be held personally liable for breaches of Australia’s Fair Work laws as an ‘accessory’. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is now actively targeting business advisors, and the risks for you have never been greater
Date and time:
June 12, 2019 1:00 pm
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1:30 pm
(AEST)
Date: Thursday, May 30, 2019 – 1pm to 2pm AEST
According to the 2016 ABS Census data, 46.2% of working Australians are aged 40 years and older, suggesting that an ageing workforce is a significant reality for employers operating in Australia. In this session, Michael Harmer will explore how best to avoid age-related discrimination in the workplace.
The webinar will cover:
Date and time:
May 30, 2019 1:00 pm
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2:00 pm
(AEST)
The Federal Court of Australia has dismissed a lawyer’s claims for disability discrimination and victimisation against his employer, a small specialist family law legal practice, finding that the legal practice had afforded the lawyer “reasonable adjustments” when he returned to work after a period of absence following a major depressive episode
Even in the era of far-reaching international trade agreements and regional economic and political partnerships, the majority of laws and regulations governing the workplace are still determined by the individual countries where employees work.
Spanning 6 continents, L&E Global’s member firms are ideally situated to provide clients with pragmatic, commercial advice necessary to achieve their objectives. Our members work closely with corporate, legal, human resources departments and corporate executives across a variety of sectors and industries to address the strategic and tactical issues that arise in the workplace.
Discover the most important labour and employment rules, regulations and best practices specific to each jurisdiction, conveniently together in one place.
A fashion start-up company has been fined $274,278, with an additional penalty of $54,855 personally imposed on the company’s managing director for failing to pay three employees their proper Award rates and for failing to comply with an investigation of the Fair Work Ombudsman
The Federal Circuit Court of Australia recently ruled that two company directors were personally liable as accessories to the corporate respondents’ contraventions because they were “involved”, within the meaning of section 550 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), in the underpayment of employees. The two directors were “involved” because, despite the fact that they relied on others to perform day to day human resources functions, they knew the employees were not being paid their wages or salaries as they should have been. The question of penalties payable by the two directors is yet to be determined. This decision serves as a timely reminder of the potential personal liability that managers can face with contraventions to Australia’s workplace relations laws
