Happy New Year to all our members. As there are a few significant changes in employment law space in 2025, it would be prudent for our members as employers to be familiar with these changes and be proactive to implement these and amend the workplace policies and procedures accordingly. This approach would enable you to […] The post Employment Law in 2025 appeared first on BetterHR ..read more

Merry Xmas and Happy 2025 to all our members.   2024 saw some significant changes to workplace laws and regulations. These updates address everything from wage fairness to employee rights, and as we look ahead to 2025, there are more important changes on the horizon. Here’s a brief overview of the key developments this year, […] The post Employment Law Changes 2024 – 2025 appeared first on BetterHR ..read more

What changes are coming? New casual employee definition From 26 August 2024, a new definition of casual employment will apply to new casual employees on or after 26 August 2024. The new definition commencing from 26 August 2024 is as follows: an employee is only a casual if: there isn’t a firm advance commitment to […] The post Casual Employment Changes appeared first on BetterHR ..read more

  The Fair Work Commission has this morning approved a 3.75% increase in all award rates and the national minimum wage. The new minimum pay rates will apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2024. The decision will lift the national minimum wage from $882.80 to $915.90 a week and […] The post New Annual Wage Review Announced by the Fair Work Commission 2023 – 2024 appeared first on BetterHR ..read more

New maximum penalties that courts can impose for certain contraventions of Australian employment laws are now in effect. These only apply to employers who aren’t individuals or small business employers. These maximum penalties have increased by five times, to a total of $469,500 per contravention for a company. For serious contraventions, maximum penalties have also […] The post 5x increases to maximum civil penalties appeared first on BetterHR ..read more

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $39,229 in penalties and back-payment orders in court against a former Gold Coast-based recruitment company and its general manager. The Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed a $25,000 penalty against Back Your Cause Pty Ltd, which traded as ‘BYC Recruitment’ in Bundall before it ceased […] The post Gold Coast recruitment company and its general manager penalised for underpaying employee appeared first on BetterHR ..read more

From 30 October 2023, there were changes to some of the age group descriptions in the Miscellaneous Award and the Black Coal Award. What’s changed Some of the junior age group descriptions have been updated in the Miscellaneous Award and the Black Coal Award. In the Miscellaneous Award, the description ‘16 years or under’ is […] The post Changes to age groups in the Miscellaneous Award and the Black Coal Mining Industry Award appeared first on BetterHR ..read more

As part of the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review 2022-23, from 1 July 2023: the National Minimum Wage increases to $882.80 per week or $23.23 per hour award minimum wages increase by 5.75%. Other award wages, including junior, apprentice and supported wages that are based on adult minimum wages, will get a proportionate increase. […] The post Minimum wages increase from 1 July 2023 appeared first on BetterHR ..read more

Christmas holidays are fast approaching, and most businesses will either continue operating, reduce operations or completely shut-down. When deliberating on how to manage the workforce during this time, employers should consider the following: Providing Appropriate Notice: most awards require the employer to provide at least 28 days written notice if it intends to shut down […] The post Christmas and New Year Shutdown Information for Employers appeared first on BetterHR ..read more

Further to our Restraint of Trade/Non-Compete Clause blog earlier this year, the Federal Court of Australia last month ordered a former account manager to pay $500,000 to his former employer for breaching the confidentiality and restraint clauses under his contract of employment. To determine if a restraint clause is enforceable, courts typically consider two primary […] The post Recent Case on Breach of Post Employment Obligations (Restraint of Trade Clause) appeared first on BetterHR ..read more