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On 16 September, the Australian Government announced its intention to seek leave in the High Court to appeal the landmark Full Federal Court decision in Mondelez v AMWU . The Morrison Government slammed the Court’s decision which it says sparks “confusion and uncertainty” around the way sick and carers’ leave entitlements should be calculated. The decision in Mondelez in August confirmed that the proper construction of the statement in s 96(1) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) that “ for each year of service … an employee is entitled to 10 days of paid personal/carer’s leave” is that the word ‘day’ refers to a portion of a 24-hour period which is allotted to work. This construction was preferred over a calculation based on an employee’s daily ordinary hours averaged over a five day week. The effect of the decision is that for a 36 hour work week, for example, some employees get the equivalent of 120 hours a year paid personal/...

With more of us working from home than ever during the COVID-19 public health crisis, employers and employees face unique challenges. Videoconferences have replaced in-person meetings, and our pets, kids, and partners are now our temporary “coworkers.” From the occasional mild annoyances, like barking dogs and ringing doorbells, to the truly humiliating examples trending on social media (be sure to turn off the camera on your videoconference before using the restroom!), employers must take added steps to ensure a safe, respectful, harassment-free, fully clothed workplace. No Shirt, No Shoes, No Employment Virtual meetings and videoconferences have replaced in-person meetings and working in the office, resulting in countless viral examples over the past several months of employees engaging in regrettable behavior they (hopefully) wouldn’t dream of partaking in at the office. From attending videoconferences sans pants to brazenly consuming alcohol during working hours (...