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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News 7 Oct 2024 Scams targeting Centrelink, Medicare accounts on the rise "Within an hour they had applied for $1600 in my name, changed my [bank] account number,"

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News 17 Sep 2024 Conversion process for casual employees - update Conversion process for casual employees that started employment before 26 August 2024

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News 17 Sep 2024 The right to disconnect The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has inserted a ‘right to disconnect’ clause into all modern awards.

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News 12 Sep 2024 Points Based Activation System (PBAS) - How to meet your mutual obligation requirements Workforce Australia’s Points Based Activation System (PBAS) is designed to offer you greater flexibility and choice in fulfilling your mutual obligation requirements and to increase...

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News 10 Sep 2024 How to be kinder to yourself Self-compassion isn’t silly. It can make life’s challenges so much more manageable.

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News 10 Sep 2024 Jo-Anne turns a corner and finds a job that brings her joy. Transdev’s Brisbane team wanted more female drivers and has partnered with The Salvation Army Employment Plus to help attract new recruits.

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