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		<title>EMPLOYMENT UPDATE: The Dawn Of A New “Day” &#8211; Recent Full Federal Court Decision Shakes Up the Meaning and Accrual of Personal/Carer’s Leave Entitlements</title>
		<link>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/employment-update-the-dawn-of-a-new-day-recent-full-federal-court-decision-shakes-up-the-meaning-and-accrual-of-personalcarers-leave-entitlements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 05:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month we look at a recent Full Federal Court decision which is likely to have significant impacts on the accrual and taking of personal/carer’s leave. We explain how this decision affects employers and outline the steps you should take to ensure you are managing your employee entitlements correctly. Quick refresher &#8211; The entitlement to&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>ALERT: Changes to modern awards &#8211; commenced 1 November 2018</title>
		<link>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/alert-changes-to-modern-awards-commenced-1-november-2018/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/alert-changes-to-modern-awards-commenced-1-november-2018/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adverse Action]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of its 4-yearly review, the Fair Work Commission has made changes to a number of modern awards.  The changes are in relation to payment of wages on termination of employment as well as plain language re-drafting of several standard clauses. The changes take effect from the start of the first full pay period&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Update: New International OHS Standard Published and Federal Court to Consider ‘CASUAL LEAVE’  Issue Again</title>
		<link>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/employment-update-november-2018-new-international-ohs-standard-published-and-federal-court-to-consider-casual-leave-issue-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/employment-update-november-2018-new-international-ohs-standard-published-and-federal-court-to-consider-casual-leave-issue-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2018 03:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Health & Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Law Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adverse Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullying]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dismissal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employer fined]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fair Work Act 2009]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/?p=941</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month we look at the new international OHS standard published by Standards Australia. We also discuss the current ‘casual leave’ issue that is set to be considered again by the Federal Court, with a number of parties intervening in a new case brought by Workpac. New OHS standard published The world’s first international OHS&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Employment Update &#8211; May 2018 &#8211; Recent employment law decisions provide timely guidance for employers</title>
		<link>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/employment-update-may-2018-recent-employment-law-decisions-provide-timely-guidance-for-employers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/employment-update-may-2018-recent-employment-law-decisions-provide-timely-guidance-for-employers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 05:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Misconduct & Termination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paid Parental Leave]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Unfair Dismissal]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/?p=901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month we look at two recent decisions in the employment law space.  The first decision relates to an employer’s decision to terminate an employee for breaching a cardinal safety rule.  The second decision relates to the reprehensible conduct of an employer who failed to pass on an employee’s paid parental leave entitlement. Use of&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Recommendations made to 7-Eleven following underpayments</title>
		<link>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/recommendations-made-to-7-eleven-following-underpayments/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/recommendations-made-to-7-eleven-following-underpayments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 01:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Employee Entitlements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Fair Work Ombudsman has made a number of statements over the last 6 months relating to the prosecution of 7-Eleven franchisees.  October 2015 Statement In a statement made in October 2015, the Fair Work Ombudsman noted that in the past 6 years, the FWO had recovered more than $600,000 in unpaid entitlements on behalf&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Government would crack down on exploitative employers</title>
		<link>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/labor-government-would-crack-down-on-exploitative-employers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/labor-government-would-crack-down-on-exploitative-employers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Employee Entitlements]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/?p=662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To commence their 2016 campaign for election, the Federal Labor Government have released a ‘plan’ for a suite of reforms targeting ‘unscrupulous employers’ and in particular the underpayment of workers. This ‘plan’ follows a number of 2015 cases where workers engaged by large organisations were allegedly underpaid their entitlements.  Labor’s plan notes that these cases,&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Game. Set. Match for &#8216;tennis tragic&#8217;s&#8217; unfair dismissal claim</title>
		<link>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/game-set-match-for-tennis-tragics-unfair-dismissal-claim/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/game-set-match-for-tennis-tragics-unfair-dismissal-claim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2015 06:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misconduct & Termination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unfair Dismissal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace Law Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Annual Leave]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A self-confessed tennis tragic has failed in her unfair dismissal application, after her employment was terminated when she attended the Australian Open in January. As the employee had exhausted all her annual leave entitlements as recently as September 2014, she applied for leave from 22 December to 2 January.  Paid leave was approved until 31&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Former directors liable for unpaid entitlements</title>
		<link>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/former-directors-liable-for-unpaid-entitlements/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/former-directors-liable-for-unpaid-entitlements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 06:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Employee Entitlements]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/?p=564</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Circuit Court has recently awarded compensation to a dismissed employee who had worked for four separate but related entities over the course of 8 years. Two of the companies had been deregistered at the time of the employee’s dismissal, while a third was in liquidation.  This arrangement was alleged by the employee to&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from restraint of trade clauses</title>
		<link>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/lessons-from-restraint-of-trade-clauses/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/lessons-from-restraint-of-trade-clauses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2014 04:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Contracts & Enterprise Agreements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employee Entitlements]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.aitkenlegal.com.au/?p=615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There have been a number of cases moving through State courts where parties have tried to enforce restraint clauses against former and even prospective employees.  These cases provide some important lessons to employers who are seeking to enforce restraint clauses. Network Ten Pty Ltd v Seven Network (Operations) Ltd In this high profile case before&#8230;]]></description>
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