FWC’s powers to amend applications and award costs (on its own motion), confirmed

The recent FWC Full Bench decision in Creative Every Day Pty Ltd t/as Sameway Magazine v Ms Yin Fun Leung1 on 9 August 2019, confirmed the Commission’s powers to amend unfair dismissal applications and award costs on its own motion, without any application by any party. The decision confirms FWC’s … Read more about FWC’s powers to amend applications and award costs (on its own motion), confirmed

Is my position redundant if my employer changes my role and offers me a different “same paying” role?

Often employees enquire about whether their position is redundant when their employer changes their role. The basic amount of redundancy pay that an employee is entitled to is set out in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).¹ Depending on whether an enterprise agreement applies to them, or the terms of … Read more about Is my position redundant if my employer changes my role and offers me a different “same paying” role?