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Victoria’s wage theft legislation

By Helene Lee and Daniel Macpherson on June 18, 2020 Posted in Australia

On 16 June 2020, the Victorian Parliament passed the Wage Theft Bill 2020 in response to a series of high-profile underpayment cases. The prevalence of these underpayments, according to Victorian Attorney-General Jill Hennessy, indicates that the civil penalty regime under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) is failing to provide a sufficient deterrent against wage … Continue reading

New annualised wage arrangements from 1 March 2020 – time to review and re-think?

By David Cross and Martin Osborne on February 27, 2020 Posted in Asia Pacific, Australia

As flagged in our recent post, “What to look out for in employment law in 2020”, new annualised wages clauses in 18 modern awards are in effect from 1 March 2020.… Continue reading

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