2020

In this December 2020 edition of Everybody Out: About our plans for IR breakfasts in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in 2021. About an IWG meeting to consider our response to the Bill, set for Tuesday 2 February 2021. An outline of the Fair Work Act (Supporting Australia’s Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 and how it will affect your businesses. The decision of the High Court to overturn the previous lower court decision in Mondelez and how we can now return to allocating and paying personal leave as always. How, with APTIA representation, Interline Bus Services were able to uphold, after an

In this November 2020 edition of Everybody Out: Overtime for Casuals – the Fair Work Ombudsman has finally recognised that the casual loading is not payable on overtime. Proposals for paid domestic violence and the case for cancelling the proposed superannuation guarantee increases are considered. In the ‘Decisions’ section the case which looks at the reasonableness of requiring your employee to get vaccinated. Read the full Edition Download

In this October 2020 edition of Everybody Out: APTIA’s National IR (Mini) Seminar the final outcome for our industry on the issue of what to pay casuals for overtime and whether the casual loading is payable in the ‘Decisions’ section, the case which looks at the reasonableness of requiring your employee to get vaccinated. Read the full Edition Download

In this September 2020 edition of Everybody Out: APTIA’s National Industrial Relations Seminar on Wednesday 3 November – “Working Our Way Through the Pandemic”. The latest IR policies of the ALP are set out along with the Attorney General’s recent presentation in WA about the Future of Australian Workplaces. A breakdown of the budget and its impact upon industrial relations, including a look at projections in the budget for a 1.5% growth in the wage price index during 2020/ 2021. An intriguing case in the Important Decisions’ section, CFMMEU v. McNab Constructions, to remind us to make sure a proper

In this August 2020 edition of Everybody Out: The various pieces of legislation that have gone through the Parliament this month, including the Corona Virus Response Package, which extended Job Keeper, the Fair Work Amendment (Covid 19) Bill, which is an attempt by the Greens for 14 days paid pandemic leave and the Paid Parental Leave (Flexible Measures) Bill, which will allow parents to take up to 30 days flexible leave until their child is 2 years of age. The overturning by the High Court of the decision in Mondelez which returns personal leave to its previous calculations by the

In this July 2020 edition of Everybody Out: Details of upcoming presentation to the Attorney General’s Roundtable Working Group – Casual and Fixed Term Employment. An update of the activities of BIC’s Industrial Working Group and its response to the legal advice following the decision in Workpac Pty Ltd and Rossato. An update of the new eligibility rules for Job Keeper post September, and Details of a successful APTIA defence to an unfair dismissal claim against one of its members. Read the full Edition Download

In this June 2020 edition of Everybody Out: The dates and times for the presentation of the Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award. The Fair Work Commission has now set the rates of pay for 2020/ 2021. Details of the minimum wage determination are provided along with the rates of pay for your employees and the staggered introduction timelines. An assessment of the first conviction for industrial manslaughter leading to a deferred gaol sentence and those protections that employer must take to prevent the prospect of a similar outcome in the event of a workplace accident. Details of a decision of the