Mature age job seekers made up 27 per cent of the jobactive caseload at the end of March.  The Working for Everyone website provides valuable tools to help navigate job search and life after redundancy.

New labour hire laws commenced in QLD on Monday the 16th April. The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (Qld) now requires Labour Hire Services to obtain a licence and services have 60 days from the commencement of the Act to apply for a licence.

The Federal Circuit Court of Australia has found that an employer can direct an employee to have an Independent Medical Examination (IME) while they are on sick leave if the direction is lawful and reasonable.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down its decision on the 26th March to draft a model clause to be inserted into modern awards to create a new form of leave that will provide 5 days unpaid leave to employees experiencing family or domestic violence.