On 1 October 2018 a new standard conversion clause was incorporated into 85 Awards, giving some casual workers the right to request full-time or part-time employment if they have worked certain, regular hours over a 12 month period.

The Fair Work Commission recently announced important changes to flexible work for workers across all industries Australia wide.

Do you have casual employees? Have they been employed on regular and systematic hours? Read on as your business may need to review the type of employment arrangements that are in place.

In Queensland we have three and a half (3 1/2) Public Holidays over the Christmas/New Year period.

Find out at what point you are required to pay your apprentices and tradesperson wage.

Members can complete the HR Health Check form to receive a free review of your employment practices, policies and procedures from the MPAQ Workplace Relations team.

Take a look at the resumes we have on record for plumbers and gas fitters who are looking for work.

Find out the steps you have to take when you finish your apprenticeship to be become a fully qualified tradesperson.

Information on Job Vacancies in the Plumbing and Gas Industry. This includes School Based, Adult and regular Apprenticeships as well as fully licensed plumbing and gasfitting positions.

The Service Trades College Australia is a centre of excellence for trade and post trade training in commercial plumbing, mechanical services (air-conditioning) and fire protection.

Information designed to aid people looking for work, as well as companies looking to fill positions, within the plumbing and gas industries.

Last month in Cairns, while working on air-conditioning equipment in an elevated environment (like many plumbers who work on roofs and in roof cavities), an employee fell to his death at James Cook University (JCU)