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What’s new this fortnight?   Australian workplace laws to become more complex, despite already being dubbed ‘the world’s most complicated by far’ Chief Executive of Australian Industry [...]

What’s new this fortnight?   Labour hire operator fined $106K for inadvertent clerical oversight A labour hire operator has been fined $106,430.63 by the Federal Circuit and Family Court [...]

What’s new this fortnight? Review of The Modern Slavery Act The Federal Government has released the three yearly review into the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act), outlining recommendations to [...]

What’s new this fortnight? Outline of “Same Job, Same Pay” proposal released The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) has released details of the ‘Same Job, Same Pay’ proposal, [...]

Fair Work Commission 2023 Minimum Wage Review National Award Wage Increases The Fair Work Commission has today, 2 June 2023, handed down the 2022 minimum wage review increasing all award wages [...]

Secure Jobs, Better Pay legislation coming into effect The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 (Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill) passed parliament on 2 December 2022 [...]

Dangers of the work Christmas party – celebrating safely With the Christmas season upon us, it is important to remember that whilst celebrating end of year work Christmas parties, employer health [...]

Labor introduces Industrial Relations Bill The Labor Government has introduced the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill (Bill) into Parliament and is seeking to have the [...]

Sex worker found not to be an employee The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found that a sex worker dismissed for “unacceptable and threatening” behaviour was an independent contractor and not an [...]

How will the proposed Respect@Work changes to sexual discrimination and harassment laws affect employers? The Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill [...]