06 Dec Webinar: End of Year Wrap Up
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Updates
21 Nov HIGH COURT REJECTS BHP’S BID TO CHALLENGE PUBLIC HOLIDAY DECISION
The High Court has rejected BHP’s bid to challenge a full Federal Court ruling clarifying when an employer can request an employee to work on a public holiday and when...
21 Aug VICARIOUS LIABILITY: HIGH COURT CLARIFIES SCOPE OF LIABILITY FOR EMPLOYERS
Vicarious liability is a doctrine that imposes liability on employers for the negligent or wrongful actions of their employees within the scope of employment. This principle is grounded in both...
09 Aug Professional Employees Award 2020: Navigating Upcoming Changes to Overtime and Penalty Rates
Earlier this year, the Fair Work Commission (“FWC”) announced significant revisions to the Professional Employees Award 2020 (“the Award”), including changes to penalty rates and overtime, as well as clarification...
10 Jul The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023
The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 (“Amendment Bill”) was passed on 22 June 2023. The Amendment Bill introduces several changes to the Fair Work Act 2009...
21 Jun Restructures, Redundancies and Consultation
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07 Jun HR LAW ALERT – Pay Secrecy and Zombie Agreements
Pay Secrecy From 7 June 2023, pay secrecy terms cannot be included in employment contracts at all. Employers who enter into employment contracts that have pay secrecy terms in them...
17 May Enterprise Agreements – Statement of Principles
From 6 June 2023, Fair Work Commission (“FWC”) Members will be required to take into account a Statement of Principles when determining whether an enterprise agreement has been genuinely agreed...
12 May CHANGES TO FLEXIBLE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS AND UNPAID PARENTAL LEAVE
The Fair Work Commission (“the Commission”) has outlined how it will handle disputes over requests for flexible working arrangements and extensions to unpaid parental leave once the relevant Fair Work...
11 May WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY
On 30 March 2023, Federal Parliament passed the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 (“the Bill”). The reforms aim to close the gender pay...