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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…

A recent Fair Work Commission decision explored the issue of an employee who had been convicted of a crime, failed to declare this crime to his employer, and was…

The High Court today ruled on Qantas’ appeal in relation to a claim by the Transport Workers’ Union (“TWU”) that Qantas engaged in adverse action because of a future…

A recent Federal Court ordered penalties against an employer for failing to follow the recommendations of the Fair Work Commission and provide an employee a copy of an investigation…

Parliament has passed another Bill changing the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“FW Act”), including by improving protections for temporary visa workers, improving an employee’s accessibility to unpaid parental leave, adding requirements to make superannuation contributions,…

The Fair Work Commission has today handed down its Annual Wage Review Decision under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).[1] Award minimum rates of pay will be increased by 5.75%. The national…

Organisations have a proactive duty to effectively manage the risk associated with psychosocial hazards. Enhancing education and awareness of unsafe behaviours is a vital step towards building an inclusive…