Despite the NSW government acknowledging that essential workplaces are critical sites of COVID-19 transmission, almost two months into Sydney’s lockdown many essential workers say little has been done to protect them. Fred Fuentes reports.
In a recent case, the Fair Work Commission considered the consequences for an employee who stretched his personal/carer's leave too far. The applicant.
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Stockbroker Ord Minnett is facing claims it underpaid an adviser $230,000 in wages and annual leave by remunerating him only by commissions, in a case that could open the way for millions of dollars in backpay.
Evangelos Theodorou has launched Federal Circuit Court action against the firm for penalties and compensation over the alleged underpayments going back six years and his case is understood to represent the average amount for hundreds of further potential claims against the firm.
Ord Minnett is the latest wealth management company to be hit with claims of underpaying staff through commission-only remuneration in what lawyers say is a widespread problem for the finance sector.
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Commentary: Answering emails outside of work hours frequently can affect psychological health more than you realise Amending national laws to enforce the “right to disconnect” will protect workers from their managers outside of work hours but it won’t solve a wider organisational cultural issue, says psychologist Dr Amy Zadow.
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