Criminalisation of Intentional Wage Underpayments

Criminalisation of Intentional Wage Underpayments

Criminalising Intentional Wage Underpayments These changes came into effect on 1 January 2025 From 1 January 2025, intentional underpayment of wages or entitlements can be a criminal offence. This doesn’t include honest mistakes. An employer may commit a criminal...
Fair Work: Changes to Casual Employment

Fair Work: Changes to Casual Employment

Note:  These changes start on 26 August 2024 What is a Casual Employee? A new definition of ‘casual employee’ will be introduced to the Fair Work Act. Under this definition, an employee is only a casual if: there isn’t a firm advance commitment to continuing and...