Legal Updates

New Rules: shutdowns, flexible work and unpaid parental leave

In this circular we explain three recent changes to the law, which are designed to strengthen employees’ rights. Managing the Roster during Temporary Closures Most Practices will have already utilised the shutdown provisions in the Award, requiring employees to take leave during temporary closures like Christmas; during Covid or when clinicians are away.  The Award

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Unplanned Public Holidays

An unplanned public holiday, as will take place on 22 September 2022, can throw a spanner in the works for Practices with full books.  Below we outline your obligations and some options for managing the day. Employees who regularly work on the day are entitled to have the day off on pay.  Their pay for the day

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Annualised Wage Arrangement and Potential IR Changes

In this article, we discuss the new Award clause on annualised wage arrangement and some IR changes the new Labor government planned to implement.Annualised Wage Arrangement Under the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020, an employer and a full-time employee in the classification of Support Services employee Level 8 or 9 (for instance Practice Manager)

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Managing Absent Employees

In this circular we discuss what employers can do to manage personal/sick leave and to reduce absenteeism. Permanent employees are entitled to take paid personal/sick leave (up to 10 days per year for full-time employees and pro-rata for part-time employees) when they are ill or injured, when they need to care for an immediate family

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Fixed-Term Contracts

In this article we will discuss different types of contracts, focusing on fixed-term contracts. To recap, permanent employees can be full-time (38 hours per week) or part-time (37 hours per week or less) and they will accrue leave benefits such as annual leave and personal leave. With casual employees you will have flexibility with their

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