Article By: Joey Tass, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   The problems currently experienced in the construction industry, including the recent troubling high-profile cases of the Opal and Mascot towers in Sydney, has prompted reform by the NSW Government. Following the recommendations of the 2018 Shergold-Weir Report, and in recognizing the need to lift standards […]

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: Tania Schiff, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   Recent temporary amendments to the Long Service Leave Act 1995 provides employees with greater flexibility in accessing their long service leave entitlements. The changes also provide additional options for employers as to how they remunerate their staff during the ongoing crisis.   The temporary amendments […]

Article By: Anastasia Bayliss, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   The restrictions implemented to curb the spread of COVID-19 continue to impact co-parenting arrangements. In some instances, this has created increased risk in family violence. Additionally, the restrictions have caused practical difficulties for parenting arrangements that allow parents to see their children under supervision (where […]

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: Sarah Cappello, Partner Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   We are all using video conferencing more now than ever before. Are you using the free version? It’s easy to sign up to, it handles the calls and gives you everything you need – perfect. Or is it? Are you suddenly getting strange emails and […]

Article By: Tania Schiff, Lawyer Cappello Rowe Lawyers Sydney   As part of the Commonwealth Government’s economic response to the Coronavirus outbreak, the government has announced a scheme  (“the Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Guarantee Scheme”) whereby the government will guarantee 50% of new loans issued by participating lenders to small and medium enterprises […]