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The FWC increase (if applicable) is payable on the “first full pay period” after 1 July 2024. This means that the FWC increase will be implemented differently for each Employer depending on their usual ‘pay day’.
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It depends on the employment contract/EA. For this reason, every individual might have a different outcome – so check your contracts!
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FWC approved a 3.75% increase in all Award rates and the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
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FWC recently put workplaces on notice (John Tamaliunas v Alcoa of Australia Limited [2024] FWC 779) that there was now both a higher legal and community expectation regarding sexual harassment in throwing out an unfair dismissal claim of a worker with nearly 20 years service who groped a female colleague.
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Employers take heed. The new head of SafeWork Australia, Marie Boland, in recently releasing the latest SWA report into psychosocial safety, warned employers that they need to take greater efforts into managing escalating mental health compensation claims.
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The Federal Court recently (Dorsch v HEAD Oceania Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 162) held that a critical and insensitive manager who routinely swore at his direct reports in a mis-guided attempt to motivate them warranted summary dismissal.
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According to a recent study of 44 reports on major accidents in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and the US – Yes
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A recent WA government study into the mining sector found burnout, bullying and sexual harassment have remained high despite recent initiatives and legislative change.
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