News 23 Jan 2025 Australia Day trading hours Whatever your shopping needs may be this Australia Day long weekend, this is your full guide to Aussie retailers’ trading hours.

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News 23 Jan 2025 Centrelink Branches closing on Australia Day Centrelink branches to close for Australia Day, here’s how you can plan ahead.

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News 10 Dec 2024 Understanding Unfair Dismissal The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled that an employee’s performance-based dismissal was unfair, clarifying what constitutes ‘harsh’ under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act).

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News 10 Dec 2024 Unpaid leave Can an employee take unpaid leave when they have used up their paid leave entitlements?

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News 7 Nov 2024 A reminder about Christmas Shutdowns It is important to be aware of the provisions of the National Employment Standards (NES) and how they regulate a shutdown period.

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News 7 Nov 2024 Unfair dismissal claims by apprentices and trainees An apprentice or trainee may be eligible to make an unfair dismissal claim when their employment ends.

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News 17 Oct 2024 Employee required to work unreasonable hours Requiring an employee to work unreasonable additional hours could be unlawful adverse action against them.

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News 17 Oct 2024 Sending “abusive” text messages out-of-hours a valid reason for dismissal The Fair Work Commission has backed the Commonwealth Bank’s dismissal of a worker who argued that it could not discipline him for sending his manager text messages out of working hours.

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