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Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... wages." The ban will apply to all workers who earn less than $175,000, the current high-income threshold under the Fair Work Act. It's estimated about three million workers are impacted by such clauses, including across industries like childcare and ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... access fundamental education and training about the use of this technology." One recommendation is to amend the Fair Work Act to ensure decision making using AI and ADM is covered under the law so that employers remain liable for these decisions. Another ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... Employment Standards and modern awards, and to weigh introducing flexible working arrangements for women via the Fair Work Act. Of those surveyed by MetLife, just 20% believe their employer is supporting them; 59% said their employer should do more to ...

Fair Work ruling, ASIC put offshoring arrangements on notice

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... Pascua, who was a paralegal at Queensland credit repair law firm MyCRA Lawyers, was entitled to protections under the Fair Work Act. Pascua's work for MyCRA Lawyers was performed under a contract she entered with the Doessel Group. Pascua alleged that ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... including Cbus, Future Group, and Aware Super. The committee has also recommended the government consider amending the Fair Work Act to provide access to flexible working arrangements for women when going through menopause. The government should also ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... superannuation of more than $54,880," AIST's modelling showed. More broadly, Maurice Blackburn continues to campaign for Fair Work Act reform to legislate 12 days of paid reproductive leave. The law firm also supports the Queensland Council of Unions' ...

New campaign pushes for reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... support the proposed new laws to be adopted by the Queensland and federal government. The current provisions under the Fair Work Act are insufficient as they do not allow women to take personal leave for menstrual pain, among other reproductive health ...

ISA renews calls for gig worker super

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... cases, living with a disability. However, they are not entitled to Superannuation Guarantee contributions under the Fair Work Act 2009. The typical gig worker, working in transport or food delivery and performing an average of 14.5 hours a week at $24 ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... pain and symptoms related to their reproductive system. Unfortunately, such action requires an amendment to the Fair Work Act, something that takes time and requires near-bulletproof data and expert research to get over the line. As also highlighted ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... part-time workforce, the gap increases substantially to almost 30%. To combat this, the government has announced the Fair Work Act 2009 will be amended so that the national workplace relations system can better address issues of pay equity, with a statutory ...
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