by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 18, 2019 | Articles
George Calombaris’s restaurant group, MADE Establishment Pty Ltd, has back-paid workers $7.8 million in wages and superannuation after entering into a Court-Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO). The MADE Establishment was investigated by the...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 11, 2019 | Articles
Every week in high school we used to get a day off to “study”. For a lot of my fellow classmates this meant going to the beach and hanging out. But I wanted to do something useful on my days off so when my teachers encouraged me to partake in a traineeship to further...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jul 9, 2019 | Articles
For most Australians approaching retirement age, superannuation is a significant asset, and for many it is second in value only to their home. Clients are often surprised to learn that their superannuation does not automatically form part of their deceased estate and...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jun 28, 2019 | Articles
The Fair Work Commission recently announced its decision to increase minimum wages by 3%. The new national minimum wage, which will take effect after this weekend on 1 July, will be $740.80 per week or $19.49 per hour. This is an increase of $21.60 per week up from...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jun 27, 2019 | Articles
As at the time of writing this article, most of you have probably already heard of the problems being faced by the owners of units within the Mascot Towers complex. The residents of the towers were evacuated from their building and were only able to take the...
by Greenhalgh Pickard | Jun 26, 2019 | Articles
Australia’s most popular rideshare app, Uber, has now been cleared of suspected breaches of workplace laws after the Fair Work Ombudsman completed an investigation into the company, finding their driver-partners are genuine independent contractors. The Ombudsman’s...
