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An employer’s refusal of a flexible work request seemed justified, until the Fair Work Commission found a critical procedural requirement had been overlooked.

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

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.

Are you required to pay employees overtime rates if they work through their lunch break?

A bank employee who requested to work from home permanently for fear of contracting COVID has lost her request to permanently work from home, with the Fair Work Commission finding her application "simply unreasonable".

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

Can an employee refuse to work overtime during the Christmas-New Year period on WHS grounds?

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

With changes to the FWA now in full force, employers must follow strict steps when managing flexible work requests or risk intervention by the FWC.

The Fair Work Commission ordered an employee to work one day per week in the office, highlighting the need for employers to provide substantial evidence and negotiate genuinely when refusing flexible work requests.