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Can an employer change casual hours without notice?

What rights do they have when it comes to an employer changing their hours?

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Out of hours behaviour not work-related: dismissal unfair

Can you sack someone for what they do in their own time? Not necessarily. Read about a case where the employer sacked a man caught drink driving, then had to reinstate him.

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Excessive hours posed WHS risks

An employer has copped fines totalling almost $100,000 after finding excessive hours exposed a worker to numerous safety risks.

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Redundancy pay: what if hours fluctuate?

How do we calculate redundancy entitlements if a part-timer regularly worked additional hours?

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How overtime pay works

Overtime is work performed outside an employee’s ordinary hours.

Dismissing an employee for bad behaviour at the Christmas party

A Christmas party gone wrong can have real workplace consequences, but can an employer actually dismiss someone for misconduct that happens off-site and after hours?

Question: What are the rules on when to apply overtime penalty rates?

Curious about when overtime penalty rates apply? Our Workplace Advice Line recently broke down the key triggers and how to correctly calculate overtime under awards and enterprise agreements.

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Repugnant work environment’ amounted to breach of contract

A court has ordered a law firm to pay over $50K to an employee who was made to work ‘self-evidently’ excessive hours and not properly paid.

Understand the new right to disconnect laws

From 26 August 2024, employees will have the right to disconnect from work communications outside of working hours.

Promotion Preferred Over Salary Increases, Study Finds

With salary budgets tight, a Robert Half survey reveals that over half of Australian workers would consider non-monetary benefits such as bonuses, flexible working hours, and additional holidays instead of pay raises.