Article By: Joey Tass, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   The Full Federal Court has handed down its decision in the case of WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 which found that Mr Rossato was entitled to be paid annual, personal and compassionate leave as well as payment for public holidays even though […]

Article By: Joey Tass, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   On 8 April 2020, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) made determinations to vary 99 Awards in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These new measures apply from an employee’s first full pay period on or after 8 April 2020 until 30 June 2020, with the end […]

Article By: Joey Tass, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to have far reaching and unprecedented impacts on both businesses and its employees. In order to address these issues and provide greater operational flexibility, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has implemented recent temporary variations to the Hospitality Industry (General) Award […]

Article By: Joey Tass, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney In some relieving news for businesses, the Australian Government has announced a $130 billion support package for businesses that are significantly affected by COVID-19 by way of wage subsidy payments for the next six months. The policy has been nicknamed the ‘JobKeeper’ allowance in that it […]