The Fair Work Commission handed down its Annual Wage Review decision on 19 June and, like many things in 2020, it was not business as usual. For the first time, the expert panel was split with a majority decision that all modern award rates of pay increase by 1.75% in...

The Fair Work Commission’s workload is up by over 40% compared to the same time last year, largely due to increases in dismissal cases and stand down and Jobkeeper disputes. It is clear that many employers are making structural changes to their businesses during the...