Employer Services Pty Ltd

13/10/2026

The Commonwealth Government has announced a $630 million funding package to assist charities and not-for-profit organisations meet increased wage costs arising from recent Fair Work Commission decisions addressing gender-based undervaluation in female-dominated industries...

The Commonwealth Government has announced a $630 million funding package to assist charities and not-for-profit organisations meet increased wage costs arising from recent Fair Work Commission decisions addressing gender-based undervaluation in female-dominated industries. Announced on 12 October 20...

31/08/2026

The Fair Work Commission has decided to vary the Clerks Award to introduce provisions specifically dealing with working from home...

The Fair Work Commission has decided to vary the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 to introduce provisions specifically dealing with working from home. A Full Bench of the Commission found that the Clerks Award should be adapted to reflect the contemporary reality of working from home. Existing p...

24/08/2026

A senior payroll clerk has lost the right to continue operating under a long-running arrangement permitting him to work from home on Mondays and Fridays, with the Fair Work Commission agreeing with his employer that his role requires a high level of “focus and attention to detail”, which cannot be sustained at the same time he is acting as the primary carer for two very young children...

A senior payroll clerk has lost the right to continue operating under a long-running arrangement permitting him to work from home on Mondays and Fridays, with the Fair Work Commission agreeing with his employer that his role requires a high level of “focus and attention to detail”, which cannot ...

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...