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Leave without pay – how does it affect other leave?

By Paul Munro
on 16 August 2017

How does an employee's absence on leave without pay affect other employment entitlements? Paul Munro explains. Read more

News

Long service leave: push to end discrimination against parents

Labor vows to criminalise wage underpayments

Cases

FWO triumphs in large underpayments case

By John Golden on 16 August 2017

Employer's attempt to offset debt against underpayments fails

By John Golden on 26 July 2017

Wage rort: 7-Eleven terminates agreement with rogue operator

By John Golden on 15 May 2017

Just shy of 10 years' service, but plea for pro rata long service rejected

By Marise Donnolley on 11 May 2017

Q&A

Can employers refuse requests for annual leave?

Today’s Media

22/08/2017

Regulation of sharing economy urged to prevent exploitation

Greater regulation of the short-term online jobs market is needed to prevent exploitation of vulnerable workers, leading workplace experts have warned.

22/08/2017

WA to get two more public holidays under union's Easter pitch to Labor

A push is underway for two more public holidays to be added to Western Australia's official calendar, with a key union claiming the state's workers are being "dudded".

22/08/2017

Exploitation or breaching your visa: The limited choices of the food delivery worker

Some of the most vulnerable workers in the Australian labour market are squeezed between a rock and a hard place.

21/08/2017

Pharmacists among ‘most underpaid workers’ in Australia: report

Pharmacists are among the lowest-paid workers in the nation despite their years of university training, new data suggests.

21/08/2017

Fight wage stagnation: how to boost your pay

Experts have encouraged workers to band together and job hunt in order to overcome years of low wage growth.

21/08/2017

Redundancy ‘cap’ ruling forces Australians to work into their 70s

Australians are already struggling to save for a dignified retirement. Wages are stagnant and living costs like electricity prices, rent and transport are through the roof, leaving little room for savings.

17/08/2017

Modern slavery crackdown will force large companies to examine supply chains

The Federal Government has moved to crack down on modern slavery by forcing large businesses to lay out the steps they are taking to eradicate it.

17/08/2017

Michael Gunner pleads with resources companies to end FIFO work practices

The Northern Territory's Chief Minister has made a direct plea to resources companies to end fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) work practices, as the NT mulls the future of its gas industry.

17/08/2017

Wages growth remains stuck at record low under 2pc

Australian workers are still stuck with the lowest level of wages growth in at least two decades, as pay packets increased an average of just 1.9 per cent last financial year.

17/08/2017

Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?

An engaged employee is a difference maker, yet the number of actively disengaged employees far exceeds the number of engaged ones, notes James Heskett. What do you think is key to firing up the workforce?

17/08/2017

Single Touch Payroll system could direct workers to high-cost super funds

The Australian Taxation Office’s Single Touch Payroll automation system could push workers into choosing unsuitable and high fee superannuation funds, Industry Super Australia believes.

17/08/2017

Australia has given up on solving unemployment’

It is a sad state of affairs to realise that the current crop of Australian policy-makers have effectively given up on reducing unemployment.

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