The new Australian Standards for security in healthcare facilities have been published, providing guidance for the development and implementation of effective security systems for healthcare facilities. AS 4485.1:2021 Security for healthcare facilities, Part 1: General requirements, and AS 4485.2:2021 Security for healthcare facilities, Part 2: Procedures guide The Standards are designed to set out the […]
On Friday 26 March 2021, the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) was amended to change workplace rights and obligations for casual employees. The changes were made by the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021 (Amendment Act). These changes came into effect on Saturday 27 March 2021. The Amendment Act […]
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement has released their report on An Australian Standard for the training and use of privately contracted security and detection dogs. The SPAAL provided a submission and is a member of the Standards Australia Committee developing the national standard. View Report
The JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme is an incentive for businesses to employ job seekers between the ages of 16 and 35 years. It enables eligible employers to receive payments for each eligible employee they hire between 7 October 2020 and 6 October 2021. The JobMaker Hiring Credit Scheme ends on 6 October 2022. The JobMaker […]
As part of the Australian Government’s plan to assist Australia’s economic recovery, the Commonwealth and State and Territory governments agreed in August 2020 to amend the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 to enable the introduction of automatic mutual recognition of occupational licences (AMR), subject to approval by respective parliaments. Put simply, AMR will permit a person […]
The overtime entitlements for casual employees have been varied for the following security industry awards commencing from 20 November 2020. Security Services-Industry Award 2020 – Overtime for Casuals Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2020 – Overtime for Casuals TRANSPORT (CASH IN TRANSIT) AWARD 2020 – Overtime for casuals