On 8 December 2023 new requirements for food safety management, including the training of frontline food handlers, come into force. While for most fuel retailers there will be no change to their current,...
Underpayments and wage breaches seem to constantly be in the headlines, with the types of businesses and the dollar figures becoming larger and larger. This is not just a perception, it is a...
As the list of large, sophisticated businesses (including the Reserve Bank of Australia) that have demonstrated significant underpayments continues to grow the outgoing Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker has issued a strong...
As the business operators across the country drown in EOFY paperwork there is one element to employing casual staff that is often overlooked, with disastrous consequences. Every business owner should be asking...
It is well understood that there are things that employers need to communicate to employees. What is less clear is how, from a practical standpoint, should a business address possible communication gaps that...
Each year, following the publication of the final Wage and Expense Determinations of the Fair Work Commission as a result of the National Wage Case, the ACAPMA Employment Department produces a summary...
The engagement of juniors as employees is currently regulated by the intersection of the Fair Work Act and State based child employment laws. The federal government has ratified the International Labour Organisation (ILO)...
The Fair Work Commission, building on the National Wage Case Decision (https://acapmag.com.au/2023/06/national-wage-case-2023-implications/), has released the Draft Determinations for comment. These are the instruments that, when finalised, will actually change the Awards and result...
