Employer Services Pty Ltd

03/08/2026

We are proud to announce the commencement of Employer Services Legal.

Employer Services Legal is a separate independent legal practice that provides employment law and workplace relations services for employers.

We are proud to announce the commencement of Employer Services Legal. Employer Services Legal is a separate independent legal practice that provides employment law and workplace relations services for employers. It offers legal services in a range of areas including workplace disputes, employment li...

28/07/2026

The Albanese Labor Government has announced plans to establish a new Fair Work Court, aimed at making workplace disputes simpler, faster and more affordable to resolve for both employers and employees. Why is a Fair Work Court being proposed? According to the Albanese Government, the current system....

06/07/2026

It's that time of the year again...

Statutory public holidays for the 2026 Royal Queensland Show – aka ‘Ekka’ – are scheduled to apply across large parts of the South-East Queensland region in the week beginning 10 August 2026. These dates arise as ‘show holidays’ which are public holidays appointed in districts/shires thr...

02/06/2026

A big increase to minimum wages...

On 2 June 2026, the Minimum Wage Panel of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its Minimum Wage Ruling for the 2025-26 Annual Wage Review. The FWC has awarded an increase of 4.75% for Modern Award base rates of pay which will take effect in ALL Modern Awards from the first full pay perio...

21/05/2026

Select Modern Awards have been subject to major variations to start 2026, with more changes in store for many industries as the year rolls on...

After enduring much activity early in the Albanese government’s first term, 2025 was mercifully more settled within the IR landscape, and whilst significant change to employment laws remains off the agenda for the foreseeable future, select Modern Awards have been subject to major variations to st...

31/03/2026

On 31 March, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision in the junior rates case, which was first initiated by application of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) in June 2024 and sought an increase to minimum rates applicable to juniors employed under...

10/03/2026

Once complete, wage increases totalling up to 17% will be flowed on to Health Professionals classifications, implemented as an increase of 5% in the first instalment, 3% over the next three instalments, and a final increase, which may be less than 3% in some instances, in the final instalment...

At the beginning of March, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) published a draft determination to vary the Health Professionals & Support Services Award 2020 (HPSS Award), resulting from the Gender-based Undervaluation – Priority Awards Review process which has been running for more than 18 months. The...

22/02/2026

An early childhood employer has been reprimanded by the Fair Work Commission, after falling victim to the widely held and long-standing misconception that part-time employment is configured by stipulating a range of hours...

An early childhood employer has been reprimanded by the Fair Work Commission (FWC), after falling victim to the widely held and long-standing misconception that part-time employment is configured by stipulating a range of hours, with a guaranteed weekly minimum of 15, and that rosters may be changed...

17/02/2026

The Fair Work Commission has awarded a sacked employee compensation, despite commending the “strong stance” the employer took on racist comments made by the worker during a toolbox meeting...

Procedural shortcomings have cost a medium-sized employer thousands of dollars, with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) awarding a sacked employee compensation despite commending the “strong stance” the employer took on racist comments made by the worker during a toolbox meeting. The employee had ap...

12/02/2026

REMINDER: New classifications and wage increases on the way for Dental Assistants...

On Christmas Eve, the Fair Work Commission issued a determination to vary the Health Professionals & Support Services Award 2020 (HPSS Award), resulting from the Gender-based Undervaluation – Priority Awards Review process which has been running for more than 18 months. The review, commenced on th...