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Work IssuesWelcome to the work issues page where you will find helpful information on your rights as a full time, casual, temp or self employed worker from hiring through to termination. There are also resources available on this site which will guide you through the dos and don’ts when confronted with some of the more common employment law issues.


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The tip of the iceberg – the flow on effects of the proposed increase to the Medicare levy

Date: 15 May 2013, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective, Employment Law - Employer Perspective, Industrial Relations, Taxation law

On 1 May 2013, the Government announced that it would increase the Medicare levy by half a percentage point from 1 July 2014 and that the revenue from...

Can I be suspended from work by my employer?

Date: 14 May 2013, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective

Are Australian employers able to suspend an employee from work? The law of suspension in Australia.

What workplace rights are available to employees under the Fair Work Act?

Date: 13 May 2013, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective

Workplace rights and Australian employees. What rights are available?

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Does an employee have a duty to obey an unlawful order from an employer?

Date: 01 May 2013, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective

The implied duty to obey may be one of the most important implied duties, however, there are limits – such as a request to perform an illegal act. Unlawful...

What is reasonable notice when a contract of employment is terminated?

Date: 01 Apr 2013, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective

In ascertaining whether notice is reasonable is often a question of fact, as was highlighted in Rogan-Gardiner v Woolworths Ltd [2012] WASCA: “The...

Can a relationship exist between an employee and employer if there is no employment contract?

Date: 01 Mar 2013, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective

No, because the most important feature of a contract of employment is that quite simply, there can be no term of employment if there is no actual contract,...

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Fair Work Commission introduces new access-to-justice initiatives

Date: 07 May 2013, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective

The president of the Fair Work Commission, Justice Iain Ross, has launched three new initiatives to assist self-represented parties who appear before the...

Changes to the workplace complaints process to ensure co-operative resolutions

Date: 02 May 2013, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective

The Fair Work Ombudsman is improving its complaint resolution processes to get complaints resolved sooner.

Fines imposed over treatment of employee seeking to return from maternity leave

Date: 26 Apr 2013, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective, Discrimination

The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced that the operators of a Victorian aged care facility have been fined a total of $30,888 for discriminating against...

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