The NSW Parliament has passed the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) which will establish a modern slavery reporting requirement for businesses operating in NSW that have an annual turnover of $50 million or more.
Nsw Modern Slavery Act
read more
Commonwealth Modern Slavery Bill
On 20 July 2018, Ai Group made a submission to a Senate Committee that is inquiring into the provisions of the Modern Slavery Bill 2018 (Cth). The Bill would establish a modern slavery reporting requirement for businesses with an annual consolidated revenue of $100 million or more (approximately 3,000 businesses).
Fair Work Commission Unpaid Domestic Violence Leave Case
All modern awards have been varied to include the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) model Family and Domestic Violence Leave Clause, with effect from the first pay period that starts on or after 1 August 2018.
Bill To Implement Unpaid Domestic Violence Leave
The Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation, the Hon Craig Laundy MP, has announced that the Government intends to implement an entitlement to five days of unpaid domestic violence leave through amendments to the Fair Work Act.
Mondelez V AMWU Case Re. Meaning Of A “10 Days Of Paid Personal/carer’s Leave” In The Fair Work Act
UPDATE: On 10 August, Justice O’Callaghan of the Federal Court issued directions in the Mondelēz v AMWU case. The case relates to the meaning of the expression “10 days of paid/personal carer’s leave” in section 96 of the Fair Work Act.
Superannuation Amnesty Bill
A Government Bill to implement a 12-month one-off amnesty to encourage employers to self-correct historical superannuation guarantee non-compliance has been passed by the House of Representatives and is before the Senate.
New Ai Group Research Paper – Trends And Causes Of Recent Trends In Wages Growth
On 16 May 2018, Ai Group released an economic research paper on Australia’s recent experience of slow wages growth and its causes.
New Ai Group Research Paper – Casual And Part-time Employment
On 19 June 2018, Ai Group released an economic research paper which debunks the persistent myth perpetrated by the ACTU that job insecurity and casualisation of work are increasing in Australia.
Fair Work Commission Unpaid Domestic Violence Leave Decision And Bill To Be Introduced
Following the 2017 decision ([2017] FWCFB 3494) by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to reject the ACTU’s claim for 10 days of paid domestic violence leave, on 26 March 2018 a Full Bench of the FWC has decided to take a measured approach to the issue of unpaid domestic violence leave (see [2018] FWCFB 1691).
Annual Wage Review
On 1 June 2018, the Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its Annual Wage Review 2017-18 Decision [2018] FWCFB 3500.