News
An important means of keeping our clients up to date with the latest developments in employee relations across Australia is our monthly newsletter – Employee Relations MONTHLY. The most current editions are listed below for you to download and read at your leisure.

Employee Relations MONTHLY July 2010

  • Paid Parental Leave in 2011
  • 5.1 percent unemployment rate
  • FBT – Exclusion of reporting on pooled cars
  • Tip of the Month: Adverse action. Early indications from the Federal Court
  • Other News

Employee Relations MONTHLY June 2010

  • Annual Award Wage Review Decision - $26 per week
  • Labour Price Index shows wages growth slow
  • Tip of the Month: Phasing in modern award wages, penalties and loadings. Does anyone actually understand?

Employee Relations MONTHLY April 2010

  • Equal Remuneration Case underway at Fair Work Australia
  • Annual award wage safety net review
  • One in five employees are casual
  • Guidance on Transitional Pay Rates – Public consultation
  • Tip of the month: Understanding the new rules for absorption of over award payments

Employee Relations MONTHLY March 2010

  • The time for talk is over - the fair work safety net of modern awards and national employment standards applies now
  • Annual award wage safety net review
  • Arbitration and enterprise agreements
  • Tip of the Month: Understanding the difference between an employee and an independent contractor
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions
  • Reminder on the Fair Work Information Statement

Employee Relations MONTHLY Christmas 2009

  • Stage 4 Modern Awards published
  • National minimum conditions
  • Interaction with NES
  • Transitional provisions
  • Award flexibility agreements
  • Getting ready
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY October 2009

  • Getting ready for life under Fair Work
  • States to refer their workplace relations powers to the Commonwealth
  • Spike in unfair dismissal claims
  • Safe Work Australia Bill passes Senate
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?
  • Getting ready for Fair Work – Briefing Session Melbourne

Employee Relations MONTHLY September 2009

  • Transition to modern awards - Spreading the pain over five years
  • Unemployment rate steady at 5.8%
  • Stage 3 modern awards published
  • Safe Work Australia Bill passes Senate
  • Tip of the month: Understanding the new transfer of business rules under the Fair Work Act 2009
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

Employee Relations MONTHLY August 2009

  • Julia Gillard intervenes again in award modernisation
  • Fifty percent of businesses offer paid parental leave
  • Fair work – best practice guides
  • Fair work compliance campaigns
  • Tip of the Month: Understanding the general protections under the Fair Work Act 2009
  • Around the states - What's making news in state jurisdictions?

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