October 2011
28 Oct 2011
Should employees get paid for a public holiday if they take sick leave either side of it? They should, but employers can ask for evidence that they were sick.
27 Oct 2011
Victoria has the Melbourne Cup public holiday on Tuesday 1 November. This applies across Victoria, unless an alternate regional public holiday has been arranged.
26 Oct 2011
We can investigate cases of discrimination in the workplace that occur between an employer and an employee in specific circumstances.
25 Oct 2011
If we are dealing with a complaint we will usually seek voluntary compliance. However, in some cases we may take a party to Court.
24 Oct 2011
We are holding a large sum of money for multiple employees that have been underpaid in the past. You can search our database to find out if we have money for you.
21 Oct 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman Annual Report 2010 – 2011 is now available.
20 Oct 2011
Employers are often approached by interested people (such as students) hoping to gain industry experience to aid them in their own career path. Sometimes unpaid work arrangements are entered into.
19 Oct 2011
We have created a suite of templates for employers to help simplify the work involved with keeping employment records.
17 Oct 2011
PayCheck Plus is our online application that helps you automatically calculate pay rates under modern awards including allowances, overtime and penalty rates.
14 Oct 2011
We have a Best Practice Guide to help small to medium-sized businesses in implementing best practice initiatives. Working at best practice helps employers and employees achieve happier, fairer and more productive workplaces.
13 Oct 2011
Do you employ people in the Cleaning, Retail, Hospitality, Fast Food, Clerical, Hair & Beauty, Security or Horticulture industries? Have a look at our industries section for help with everything from pay, leave, record-keeping and pay slips.
13 Oct 2011
Telling the difference between an independent contractor and an employee is not always a straightforward process. We have created a sham contract case studies tool to help you identify true independent contracting arrangements.
12 Oct 2011
We have worked with multiple employer associations to create resources to help employers with the transition to modern awards. These resources are available for a range of modern awards across major industries.
10 Oct 2011
“Two years navigation and land within sight” was the title of Fair Work Ombudsman Nicholas Wilson’s address at the weekend to the Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association national convention at Freemantle in Western Australia. Read his presentation here ...
7 Oct 2011
Over 100,000 parents have applied for government-funded Paid Parental Leave, since the scheme opened on 1 October last year.
5 Oct 2011
We are running a national clerical campaign focusing on businesses in the accountancy, book-keeping, labour-hire, employment placement and recruitment services sectors in Australia.
4 Oct 2011
We have a best practice guide for young workers to help explain their workplace rights and obligations.
3 Oct 2011
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) and Fair Work Australia (FWA) are the two key organisations in Australia’s workplace relations system. Each has different functions within that system.