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  • New Unfair Dismissal Laws

    New rules relating to unfair dismissal claims by employees commence on 1 January 2011.   Under the laws that have operated up until the above date, businesses with fewer than 15 employees are classified as a small business and had an exemption from the...
  • 2010 Annual Wage Review Decision Handed Down

    Fair Work Australia has announced the decision in relation to the 2010 Annual Wage Review. The decision increases the federal minimum wage by $26.00 per week or $0.68 cents per hour for permanent employees. The Decision also adds a similar amount...
  • Fair Work Information Statement

    From 1 January 2010, all employers covered by the national workplace relations system have an obligation to give each new employee a Fair Work Information Statement (Information Statement) before, or as soon as possible after, the employee commences emplo...
  • New Superannuation Ruling

    The Australian Taxation Office has issued a new ruling that explains how superannuation entitlements are to be calculated. The ruling has provided some relief for employers because in a draft ruling that was issued several months ago, regular overtime was...