Is the underpayment of staff a deeper problem for Australia’s universities?
Revelations that thousands of University of Wollongong staff members were underpaid wages and superannuation come amid mounting questions about governance at universities.
Mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations: are they lawful?
The latest advice from the Law Society’s Employment Law Committee regarding mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations and the workplace.
Parliament moves to protect vulnerable workers
Employers are now subject to significantly higher penalties for deliberate and systematic breaches of the FW Act, as well as record-keeping failures. By JACK DE…
Accountant liable as third party accessory to client’s fair work breaches
According to the the Fair Work Act, a person who is ‘involved in’ a contravention of a civil remedy provision is taken to have contravened…
Intern or employee? A potentially explosive question
The Fair Work Ombudsman has highlighted the financial risk of utilising unpaid interns in a capacity which gives rise to an employment relationship. By JOHN…
Not just an innocent bystander: accessorial liability of third parties under the Fair Work Act
The reach of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) accessorial liability provisions may be broad. By GLENN FREDERICKS.