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From 1 November 2025, registered aged care providers must comply with the new whistleblower training obligations under the Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) (Aged Care Act) and the Aged Care Rules 2025 (Cth) (Rules).…

The High Court has handed down a decision confirming that the Fair Work Commission was correct to consider—in determining whether a dismissal was a case of a genuine redundancy—whether…

The Fair Work Commission has today handed down its Annual Wage Review Decision under the Fair Work Act 20091 (Cth). The national minimum wage and award minimum rates of…

Disputes about enterprise agreements are relatively common and often come from a difference in opinion on what a particular term means (or was intended to mean). This EMA Note…

In December 2024, Parliament passed the new Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) (Aged Care Act) in response to various recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, as…

This year, Australia Day will fall on a Sunday.  Each state and territory has its own rules regarding how public holidays (and substitute public holidays) work. This EMA Note briefly…

Unfortunately, the employment relationship is not always a smooth ride. For various reasons, employees may decide to resign, employers may decide to dismiss the employee, or the parties may…

The legislated changes to casual employment made in the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No 2) Act 2023 (Cth) start from 26 August 2024.  If you’ve read the amendments, you…

Recent additions to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“FW Act”) include general protections for workplace delegates; and for modern awards and enterprise agreements to include a term on workplace delegates’…

The Fair Work Commission has today handed down its Annual Wage Review Decision under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).1 The national minimum wage and award minimum rates of pay will be…

Parliament passed the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill 2023 on 18 March 2024, which will increase the amount of paid parental leave parents can…

Following the split of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023, which passed both houses late last year (see our EMA Note here), Parliament has now passed the…

The Senate has agreed to split the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Cth) (“Bill”), passing the first half of the Bill with the less controversial amendments. …

The changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“FW Act”) fixed-term contract rules begin from 6 December 2023.  Is your organisation ready for these changes? On 6 December 2022, the Fair…

A Federal Court of Australia Full Court has ruled that a union’s right to enter premises to ‘hold discussions’ includes entering to secure signatures on a petition. This follows an…