The Federal Government's 'Closing Loopholes' legislation, if passed, will make the numerous enterprise agreements Hays has negotiated with its on-hire workers "irrelevant", its CEO says. read more
The Federal Government's proposed IR reforms "completely disregard" the industrial rights and agency of labour hire workers, according to a recruitment leader who is urging a Parliamentary Committee to reject the Bill "in its entirety". read more
An employee's successful unfair dismissal claim has highlighted the importance of strictly complying with the Fair Work Act's casual conversion requirements. read more
The 'same job, same pay' provisions of the Closing Loopholes Bill, while "softened" from what was originally feared, will have "really profound effects" if passed in their current form, a lawyer says. read more
The Labor Government's IR Bill will make it harder for businesses to engage casuals, and "radically alter" these employment arrangements, employer groups say. read more
Temporarily removing casual employees from payroll systems risks triggering a "chain of events" that could lead to litigation, the Fair Work Commission has warned in a dismissal dispute. read more
An on-hire casual has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his annual earnings couldn't be determined in advance and therefore he wasn't a 'high income' worker without unfair dismissal protection. read more
A candidate who had been offered a role but refused to attend an unpaid training session has been cleared to pursue a general protections claim, after the Fair Work Commission found she had been "dismissed" despite never starting work. read more