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Abandonment of employment in Australia is not a fixed 3-day or 14-day rule. It turns on contract repudiation, and treating it as automatic termination can still found an unfair dismissal claim.
A directory to Australian employment law: the federal Fair Work Act framework, FY2026-27 pay and dismissal figures, and long service leave in all 8 states and territories.
Casual employee rights in Australia: the section 15A definition, casual loading, and the employee choice pathway that replaced casual conversion from 26 August 2024.
General protections under the Fair Work Act has a 21-day deadline, not 60. Compare it to unfair dismissal: no compensation cap, reverse onus under s 361, and where claims are heard.
How long service leave works in NSW: the 10-year qualifying period, 8.6667-week entitlement, pro-rata rules from 5 years, and how pay is calculated.
Queensland long service leave sits in the Industrial Relations Act 2016, not a standalone Act. The 10-year entitlement, pro-rata rules and QLeave explained.
South Australia's long service leave law: 13 weeks at 10 years, 1.3 weeks per year after, and pro-rata rules from 7 years under the 1987 Act.
Tasmania's long service leave law: the 10-year, 8⅔-week entitlement, the 7 to 10-year pro-rata rules, and how TasBuild's portable scheme works.
ACT long service leave is measured in months, not weeks. The 7-year entitlement, 5-year pro-rata rule, and how the weekly conversion works.
NT long service leave: 13 weeks at 10 years, the narrower 7 to 10-year pro-rata rules, and why the community services portable scheme was repealed.
Victoria's long service leave law: the 7-year qualifying period, 1/60th accrual rate, and why Victoria pays no early pro-rata at all.
WA long service leave under the 1958 Act: why the old General Order no longer applies, the 10-year entitlement, and the 7-year pro-rata rule.
Australia's minimum wage for FY2026-27 is $26.44/hr ($1,004.90/week) from 1 July 2026. Why most workers are actually paid a higher award rate, junior and casual rates, and superannuation.
The Fair Work Act minimum notice period, from 1 to 4 weeks by length of service, the extra week for employees over 45, payment in lieu, and how it differs from redundancy pay.
The Fair Work Act redundancy pay scale from 4 to 16 weeks, why it drops to 12 weeks at 10 years, the small business exemption, and how it differs from notice and unfair dismissal.
Sham contracting under section 357 of the Fair Work Act: the ban on misrepresenting employment as contracting, the multi-factor employee test, and the reasonableness defence that replaced recklessness.
Australia's right to disconnect under section 333M of the Fair Work Act: what it covers, when a refusal is unreasonable, and how Fair Work Commission stop orders work.
Unfair dismissal under the Fair Work Act: 6/12-month eligibility, the $190,100 earnings bar, 21-day deadline, and the $95,050 FY2026-27 compensation cap, explained with citations.
Wage theft is a federal crime in Australia under section 327A of the Fair Work Act. How intentional underpayment is judged, penalties, the small business compliance code, and how to recover unpaid wages.