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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 ...

CBA completes review, sued by FWO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... storm isn't over for the bank as it was the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) alleges CBA and CommSec contravened the Fair Work Act for failing to pay 7425 workers about $16.44 million in wages. In 2019, CBA flagged to the FWO and ASX that it was completing ...

Let's not waste the crisis

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... accelerate existing digital transformation strategies. "There have been lots of layoffs -whether they abide by the Fair Work Act is the test and I would expect some focus on that, particularly where those workers may be rehired on different terms," Glover ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... attempt to scuttle a very good bill". "It would have been a legislative and regulatory quagmire. Furthermore, the Fair Work Act does not have 100% coverage of Australian employees, with state and local government employees not covered, along with some ...

Labor pledges tougher unpaid super penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... fines equal to 100% of the unpaid super. Labor pledges to change the National Employment Standards (NES) in the Fair Work Act, which give employees the power to recoup unpaid superannuation from employers and possibly take the matter to the Federal Court. ...

Govt moves to repeal super payslip disclosure rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... made. This move, however, will not remove super contributions from payslips, as this requirement is enshrined in the Fair Work Act 2009. All it means is employers will no longer need to specify the date they will actually make the payment. This means ...

FWC halts default super review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... appointment of himself to the panel was invalid, and that the panel is currently incorrectly constituted according to the Fair Work Act. Both the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) have claimed a victory in the Federal ...
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