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‘Employers can stand down staff without pay’
The pending shut downs of non-essential services across parts of Australia may trigger conditions in the Fair Work Act that will allow employers to stand staff down without pay, according to Employsure, Australia’s leading workplace relations company. In a Government imposed closure of a workplace, employers may be in a position to stand staff down […]
Abbott abandons plan for 40 job applications per month
The government has retreated from its proposal that unemployed people apply for 40 jobs per month in order to receive the dole following widespread concern small businesses would suffer under the additional administrative burden.
Government looks set to retreat on 40 job applications a month
Employment Minister Eric Abetz has acknowledged the government’s plan to force job seekers to apply for 40 jobs a month will impose a “real cost” on small businesses. Senator Abetz gave the strongest indication yet that the government will water down its widely criticised proposal which would also require job seekers under 30 to conduct […]