Effect of post 21.8.21 Victorian Covid restrictions on barristers’ (and other lawyers) attending place of work and access to childcare etc.

Tax Month - August 2021

New public health directions, introducing further restrictions, came into force at 12:59 pm on Saturday 21 August 2021. They were modified, slightly, 35 hours later. The Victorian Bar has just advised members of the impact of these restrictions, on their work. I thought this was of sufficient relevance to lawyers as a whole (and perhaps…

High Court – WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato – FFC overruled and Mr Rossato held to be not a ‘casual employee’ – primacy of contract could also affect the ’employee’ issue (watch out ‘gig’ economy cases)

Tax Month - August 2021

On 4 August 2021, the High Court unanimously allowed an appeal from a judgment of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, finding that Mr Rossato was not a ‘casual’ employee, and was not entitled to paid leave and holiday entitlements. This was despite the facts not being very different to a 2018…