COVID Update– NSW has further lifted restrictions from TODAY. For the full list visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/…/what-you-can-and-cant-do-under… . Changes affecting business include:
*All indoor venues other than gyms and nightclubs can now have one person per 2 square metre
*Outdoor stadiums and theatres can operate at full capacity except for unstructured seating areas which are restricted to one person per 2 square metres. Indoors can operate at 75% seated capacity.
*Maximum caps are removed, subject to the 2 square metre rule, for hospitality venues, weddings, funerals, regional agricultural shows, corporate events and religious services
HR Update– NSW will no longer require employers to allow employees to work from home from 14 December 2020 as part of easing COVID restrictions.
– The FWC has announced some changes, including updates to casual and overtime clauses in 97 awards, increase in pay rates for young retail workers, and
Schedule I of the Clerks Award has been extended. For links and further details see our December Employer Advisory: https://mailchi.mp/e2e…/pps-dec-2020-newsletter-1395158…
– The Federal Government will release their draft IR legislation updates this week.
– The Opposition will be taking a proposal for mandated paid leave for domestic violence leave to Parliament this week.
It’s back to the office for many of us – as employers and managers, have we taken advantage of the opportunity to rethink the way our business works? Join CEO Bron Pearson on Wednesday at 5:30pm for the final instalment of our Back to Workplace Series.
