Browsing: Employment law

WorkPac is applying for special leave to appeal the recent Federal Court ruling that found a worker it engaged and paid as a casual was actually a permanent employee. read more

A recruitment company was well within its rights to protect its relationship with a major client by preventing a worker from returning to its site, the Federal Circuit Court has found in rejecting his adverse action claim. read more

The Fair Work Commission has upheld a recruitment company's decision to reduce a senior employee's pay to the JobKeeper minimum, in light of its significant cash flow challenges. read more

The recent WorkPac case is an "outlier" example of how casual worker engagements can go wrong, nonetheless all employers now have an imperative to audit their risks, a legal specialist says. read more

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Another WorkPac employee who was engaged and paid as a casual has been awarded permanent entitlements, in a case that will likely have some "perverse" outcomes and prompt a rise in class actions. read more

The Federal Government has released a planning toolkit to support employers to return to 'business as usual' by July. Also in this article: managing employees' concerns; and COVID-19's long-term impact on jobs. read more

The massive shift to remote working is adding some risky compliance blind spots in recruitment processes, an industry auditor says. read more

From opt-out pay cuts through to eliminating salaries, the methods used by recruitment leaders to slash headcount costs carry varying levels of risks, an employment lawyer warns. read more

In a case particularly relevant to today's hiring delays and uncertainty, the Federal Court has considered whether an employer breached the Fair Work Act when it rescinded a candidate's job offer. read more