Tasmanian Business Reporter October 2018

6 Tasmanian Business Reporter - OCTOBER 2018
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
www.tcci.com.au
Tasplan Super invests
in local communities
THE re-development
of Launcåeston’s C.H.
Smith site, which will
see the historic buildings
revitalised to include a
café, restaurant, car park
and office spaces, is on
track with developers
handing over the newly
completed 300-space car
park to the Launceston
City Council last month.
Tasplan’s wholly-owned
subsidiary QT
Investment Management
played a crucial role in
the funding of this project
which will have a
positive impact on the
Launceston community
through the creation
of employment and the
economic opportunities
it opens up for the region.
Developers are working
closely with the architect
to protect the unique
history of the C.H. Smith
building and to provide
much needed infrastructure
to the region after the
site sat vacant for more
than two decades.
QT Investment Management
Commercial
Lending Manager Andrew
Woodberry said
Tasplan was committed
to long-term investments
in Tasmania and was
proud to support this significant
development.
“Tasplan’s contribution
to the success of our com-
Launceston Mayor Albert van Zetten, left, Treasurer, Peter Gutwein, developer Errol Stewart and
QT Investment Management Commercial Lending Managers, Andrew Woodberry and Leigh Ford.
Employer of Choice Awards 2019
The annual awards recognise contemporary workplace practices and
outstanding support for staff.
Being chosen as an Employer of Choice helps Tasmanian employers win
new customers and attract skilled employees.
If you want to give your business a competitive edge, entries for
the 2019 Employer of Choice Awards are open now.
Guidelines and entry form are available at www.business.tas.gov.au/eoc
Entries close 20 December 2018
munities extends beyond
managing our members’
retirement savings,” Mr
Woodberry said.
“We are thrilled to be
able to offer commercial
loans to Tasmanians and
play a role in breathing
new life into our local
communities.
“Investing in projects
like the C.H. Smith redevelopment
is a great
example of the work we
do here at QT Investment
Management and the
contributions these developments
can have toward
the creation of employment
and economic
opportunities for all Tasmanians.”
Working under the
umbrella of 2017 Roy
For more information and help with your entry contact
Business Tasmania on 1800 440 026 or email ask@business.tas.gov.au
Morgan Customer Satisfaction
Award winners
for industry super funds,
Tasplan, QT Investment
Management provide
a straightforward loan
structure with their dedicated
team of two, managing
loans from start to
finish.
Hobart-based commercial
lending managers
Andrew Woodberry
and Leigh Ford
have been working in
the banking and finance
sector for more than 30
years and currently manage
an extensive local
investment portfolio.
With the state’s booming
economy and Tasmania’s
status as a hot
spot for investment,
Tasplan are pleased to
be offering a full range
of financial services, including
the opportunity
for Tasmanian businesses
to invest in their own
backyard.
As the leading experts
in superannuation and
retirement and Tasmania’s
only industry based
super fund, Tasplan is
committed to putting
their members first and
investing in the success
of our state.
Andrew and Leigh
understand that all businesses
need funding in
order to grow and assist
investors from initial
enquiry right through to
settlement, helping Tasmanian
businesses of all
sizes achieve their financial
goals.
They are happy to discuss
how they can help
your business achieve
positive outcomes and
contribute to the growth
of Tasmania.
To discuss your commercial
lending requirements
further, please
contact Andrew on (03)
6270 4819 or Leigh on
(03) 6270 4886.
When casual
rules morph
Abbey
George
Workplace Relations
FOLLOWING on from our last TBR article on
decisions made by the Fair Work Commission
that may impact workplace relations in future,
we have now been given a decision that will
have potentially wide-ranging consequences for
any employer of casual staff.
In the Full Federal Court decision - Workpac
Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131 (WorkPac)
- the Court has dismissed the previous approach
as given in Telum Civil (Qld) Pty Ltd v CFMEU
that where a casual was engaged then, provided
the Award or Agreement they were engaged under
was consistent with the relevant industrial
instrument, the relationship could be treated as
that of casual.
As stated in the TCCI Workplace Relations
Circular No 2018/093 circulated on 17 August
2018 to eligible members the WorkPac decision
means that:
1. Regardless of the provisions that apply to
a workforce under awards or enterprise agreements,
if an employee has a regular and predictable
pattern of work with an expectation of
ongoing engagements, they are likely to be permanent
as opposed to casual.
2. Where an employee commences employment
with irregular hours under a casual contract,
the casual can morph into a permanent
employee during the course of the employment
relationship, notwithstanding that the parties
continue to describe the relationship as casual.
As a result of the decision, a large number of
employees currently described by employers as
“casuals’’ could in fact be permanent.
In the WorkPac case the employee, Mr Skene,
worked as a casual truck driver for a labour hire
company (WorkPac). The Court found that although
fly-in-fly-out workers could be a casual
under the applicable Enterprise Agreement,
Mr. Skene was not a casual employee for the
purposes of the Fair Work Act 2009 when the
entirety of his employment relationship was
considered. Accordingly it was ordered that the
employee was entitled to receive annual leave
or payment in lieu.
The decision can be found here: www.
austlii.edu.au/cgibin/sinodisp/au/cases/cth/
FCCA/2016/3035.html
WorkPac has announced that it will not be
proceeding with a High Court challenge to the
decision.
We strongly encourage all employers to obtain
advice in regards to their casual employees
and processes.
Contact the Helpline on 1300 765 123 or
the TCCI on 1300 59 122 or
workplacerelations@tcci.com.au
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