by Sara Byers | Aug 28, 2020 | Newsletter
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has inserted paid pandemic leave provision into three modern awards including the Nurses Award 2010, Aged Care Award 2010 and the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020. This provides paid pandemic leave only for RACF...
by Sara Byers | Aug 27, 2020 | Newsletter
The FWC found on 20 August 2020 that a Catering Assistant employed by a contractor to a RACF had been dismissed for a valid reason for coughing in the face of a registered nurse employed by the RACF while she was taking his temperature. The Decision can be found at Mr...
by Sara Byers | Aug 27, 2020 | Newsletter
A recent unfair dismissal case has demonstrated that requiring an employee to provide information related to overseas travel during COVID-19 was a reasonable and lawful direction. Background In the matter of Knight v One Key Resources (Mining) Pty Ltd t/a One Key...
by Sara Byers | Aug 27, 2020 | Newsletter
The Federal Court has recently determined that where an employee’s terms and conditions of employment have been reduced without consent, this can give rise to an entitlement to redundancy pay even when the employee has remained employed by the employer. Background In...
by Sara Byers | Aug 21, 2020 | News
LASA has endorsed National Cabinet’s moves to provide additional support for aged care and to form an Aged Care Advisory Group, reporting to the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC). “Aged care is our biggest vulnerability in the fight against...
