The Victorian Government intends to "pierce the corporate veil" with its forthcoming legislation to introduce criminal penalties for the worst cases of underpayment and exploitation.
The Morrison Government has this morning introduced legislation to increase flexibility in taking the federally-funded paid parental leave entitlement of 18 weeks and has also introduced a Bill to consolidate inactive and low-balance super funds.
Queensland mining employers could face up to 20 years in jail if workers die through their criminal negligence, under new legislation introduced into State Parliament yesterday.
IR Minister Christian Porter and a major food manufacturer have told the High Court that sick and carers leave must be calculated on average hours, not calendar days, in their challenge to a decision claimed to potentially leave employers an extra $2 billion out of pocket each year.
Employers are urging the Morrison Government to let greenfields and non-greenfields deals span the full life of major projects, without requiring them to reflect prevailing industry conditions, while legal experts say project owners and developers should be able to make them.
Fining host employers for hiring workers from unregistered operators is among a list of "guiding principles" IR Minister Christian Porter has put before state and territory counterparts as part of a proposed single national labour hire regulatory scheme to be overseen by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
A revised draft of the Morrison Government's Religious Discrimination Bill allows a broad range of defined religious organisations to preference the employment of those who share their faith.
The Morrison Government has this morning introduced to Parliament the version of the "ensuring integrity" legislation dramatically voted down by the Senate last week.
Mining giant Glencore failed to pay the full amount of untaken long service leave to a redundant management employee because it miscalculated his base pay, the Federal Court has found.
