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The 2015 - 2016 Budget announced by the Australian Treasurer, Joe Hockey on Tuesday evening includes an array of measures to support small business owners. You will have already heard the good news that company tax has been reduced to 28.5% for businesses earning revenue of less than $2m per year…
We all know that an employee is considered to have been unfairly dismissed if the Fair Work Commission is satisfied that the dismissal was harsh, unjust or unreasonable. However, how many of us really understand each criterion that the Commission applies in reaching a decision? In this ER Update I…
As we all know, public holidays for national system employees and employers are prescribed in the National Employment Standards (NES). An employee is entitled to be absent from his or her employment on a day or part-day that is a public holiday in the place where the employee is based for work…
The Australian Government has asked the Productivity Commission to look at possible improvements to Australia’s workplace relations system. The Productivity Commission will assess the performance of the workplace relations framework, including the Fair Work Act 2009, focussing on key social…