With many major changes to industrial relations and employment law over the past few months, it’s incredibly important for you and your business to ensure you have a clear understanding of new legislation – and that any affected policies, procedures or contracts are updated accordingly.
A recent string of surprise visits by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) to a number of farms and labour hire companies throughout Victoria highlights the need for businesses to ensure they are strictly complying with their obligations to employees, including the correct payment of wages.
With recent changes to the Fair Work Act that came into effect on 7 December 2022, Australian employers can no longer prohibit employees from disclosing their pay and workplace conditions to others.
In this week’s Akyra blog, we provide an explainer on Modern Awards – and clear up some common misconceptions amongst employers.