A Fair Work Australia full bench has ruled that preferred hours clauses used by aged care employers would have disadvantaged employees, but has quashed on procedural grounds two earlier decisions, one involving new aged care player Bupa, rejecting the clauses. The decision is a setback for employers hoping to utilise the clauses, which effectively deprive employees of overtime or other penalty rates when they volunteer to work additional hours.
Legal Issues
VCAT rules Lifestyle Communities’ DMF model illegal
Lifestyle Communities’ business model is under serious threat after a ruling by VCAT President Justice Ted Woodward found its exit fee structure to be illegal. The ASX-listed land lease operator, which was valued at $861.9 million and placed in...
