by Rob Stevenson | 14 July 2026 | Bulletin
We have previously cautioned employers against being too quick to suspend employees – see “Suspend first, ask questions later?”. But where suspension occurs, is an employer required to keep paying the employee? Suspensions usually arise in three broad situations:...
by Rob Stevenson | 16 June 2026 | Bulletin
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its Annual Wage Review decision on 2 June 2026. The FWC decided to increase the National Minimum Wage by 6% and all modern award rates by 4.75% (the rise in award rates over the last 3 years has been 3.5%, 3.75% and 5.75%...
by Rob Stevenson | 7 May 2026 | Bulletin
We often get asked the question by employees: why is the employer presenting issues as allegations when they are really the grievances of one or more employees? An extreme is the allegation that X has said you didn’t say good morning to them. It’s a tough one. We...
by Rob Stevenson | 14 April 2026 | Bulletin
In an increasingly pressured modern world, many families are looking for assistance to meet their children’s daily needs. Often this is done by engaging a nannie or au pair who may be an overseas national. In years past, it was common to simply pay in cash for this...
by Rob Stevenson | 13 March 2026 | Bulletin
The times they are changing. Certain classes of employee have had a right for some years now to seek workplace flexibility. However, the ability to work from home (even for a day a week) has traditionally been very much the exception rather than the rule. Of...
by Rob Stevenson | 10 February 2026 | Bulletin
We have on several occasions had to give advice to fitness/personal trainers wishing to end their engagement contracts with gyms or personal training establishments. There is often a significant power imbalance between the individual trainer and the business which...
