Pay Secrecy Clauses Banned in Australia

​Pay secrecy clauses, which prohibit employees from discussing their salaries, have been quite common in employment contracts in Australia throughout the years. However, at the end of 2022, Australia passed a fair... Read more »

Australia: Employer Must Request Employees to Work on Public Holidays

?The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) v. OS MCAP Pty Ltd. confirmed that in order to comply with the National Employment Standards... Read more »

Australia: COVID-19 Isolation Rules Change

?More than two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia’s National Cabinet announced on Sept. 30, an end to mandatory COVID-19 isolation commencing Oct. 14. From this date, individuals who... Read more »

Australian Employers Can Dismiss Workers for Personal Texting

?A workplace tribunal in Australia recently confirmed that employers can fire workers for excessive personal texting during work. An earth-moving company in Australia fired a manager in August 2021 due to her... Read more »

Employee sacked for using Hitler meme wins pay out

A BP employee in Australia who lost his job after sending colleagues a Hitler meme parodying the company’s wage negotiations… The post Employee sacked for using Hitler meme wins pay out appeared... Read more »

BP employee sacked for using Hitler meme wins pay out

A BP employee in Australia who lost his job after sending colleagues a Hitler meme parodying the company’s wage negotiations… The post BP employee sacked for using Hitler meme wins pay out... Read more »

Downfall of BP worker averted after appeal victory

Australian BP employee wins on appeal after mocking pay negotiations with well known Hitler meme from the film Downfall. The post Downfall of BP worker averted after appeal victory appeared first on... Read more »

Australia rejects visa-free immigration deal with UK

The Australian government is not keen on the idea of an influx of unskilled UK labour heading Down Under after Brexit. The post Australia rejects visa-free immigration deal with UK appeared first... Read more »

Germany lags behind as gender pay gap narrows

The UK’s slight gender pay gap narrowing means it is in step with other economically similar nations. But Germany has… The post Germany lags behind as gender pay gap narrows appeared first... Read more »