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Meet Ai Group Workplace Lawyers’ newest Legal Practitioner Director, Ian Dixon

June 2, 2020

When we catch up first with experienced employment lawyer Ian Dixon it’s via a Teams call. It’s a curious way for Ian to begin his Ai Group journey out of our Melbourne office, but par for the course during the... Read more

Order to Stop ‘Blue Flu’ Granted

June 24, 2020

On 9 January 2020, Orora Packaging Australia Pty Ltd (Orora) made an application to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) for an order pursuant to section 418 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) to stop unprotected industrial action in... Read more

Changes to annualised salary clauses cause difficulty for employers

June 15, 2020

Changes to the annualised salary provisions in 19 modern awards, including the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2010 and the Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2010, took effect on 1 March 2020. What’s changed? Depending on which modern... Read more

MONDELEZ v AMWU to be heard by the High Court

June 15, 2020

Stephen Smith of Ai Group Workplace Lawyers along with barristers Stuart Wood QC and Dimitri Ternovki are representing Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd in its upcoming appeal to the High Court regarding paid personal/carer's leave. The case is considering the meaning... Read more

Qantas position prevails: no personal/carer’s leave or compassionate leave for stood down workers

June 10, 2020

On 18 May 2020, the Federal Court handed down its decision in the case of Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia v Qantas Airways Limited [2020] FCA 656, dismissing two applications by the... Read more

New Federal Court Decision Compounds The Risks Regarding Casual Employment

May 22, 2020

On 20 May 2020, the Full Court of the Federal Court handed down a decision that will compound the risks for employers of casuals claiming annual leave and other entitlements of full-time employment. In the WorkPac v Rossato case, the... Read more

Applications to Vary the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 

March 27, 2019

As part of the Fair Work Commission’s four yearly review of the modern awards, a number of significant substantive claims have been made by the Health Services Union, the Australian Services Union and United Voice to vary the Social, Community,... Read more

Quantum v Schenker: Can Anti-Poaching clauses be upheld? 

March 27, 2019

On 12th and 13th of December 2018, the New South Wales Supreme Court considered the enforceability of a restraint of trade clause that prevented employers from poaching each other’s employees in Quantum Service and Logistics Pty Ltd v Schenker Australia Pty Ltd [2019] NSWSC 2. In this case, Justice Robb... Read more

Amendments to the Fair Work Act – Enterprise Agreements and 4 Yearly Reviews

March 27, 2019

The Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Act 2018 passed through Parliament in the final sitting week for 2018. The legislation makes some important amendments to the Fair Work Act 2018, including addressing some of... Read more

Right To Request Casual Conversion Bill

March 27, 2019

On 13 February 2019, the Australian Government introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Right to Request Casual Conversion) Bill 2019 into Parliament. If passed by Parliament, the provisions in the Bill would amend the National Employment Standards in the Fair Work... Read more