News
                                                                            19 Feb 2025
                                                                            
                                                    New criminal offence for wage theft
                                                    
                                                
                            From 1 January 2025, a federal criminal offence of wage theft applies to intentional underpayments made by employers.
                        
                                                    
                                
    
                            
                                            
                
            
                                        
                    
                                                    News
                                                                            7 Feb 2025
                                                                            
                                                    Scams hit at-risk Aussies
                                                    
                                                
                            Fake cash promises target Centrelink clients
                        
                                                    
                                
    
                            
                                            
                
            
                                        
                    
                                                    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.
                        
                                                    
                                
    
                            
                                            
                
            
                                        
                    
                                                    News
                                                                            23 Jan 2025
                                                                            
                                                    Centrelink Branches closing on Australia Day
                                                    
                                                
                            Centrelink branches to close for Australia Day, here’s how you can plan ahead.
                        
                                                    
                                
    
                            
                                            
                
            
                                        
                    
                                                    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).
                        
                                                    
                                
    
                            
                                            
                
            
                                        
                    
                                                    News
                                                                            10 Dec 2024
                                                                            
                                                    Unpaid leave
                                                    
                                                
                            Can an employee take unpaid leave when they have used up their paid leave entitlements?
                        
                                                    
                                
    
                            
                                            
                
            
                                        
                    
                                                    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.
                        
                                                    
                                
    
                            
                                            
                
            
                                        
                    
                                                    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.
                        
                                                    
                                
    
                            
                                            
                
             
                    
             
                    
             
                    
             
                    
             
                    
             
                    
             
                    
            