Minimum Wage Increase -
New Legislation Enacted -
On July 1, 2019, employees under the national minimum wage and the modern award minimum wage (and in some cases, employees under a registered agreement) are set to...more
Workplace Changes for Workers in the Screen Industry
Proposed Bill or Initiative -
Key changes in New Zealand’s workplace relations for the screen sector workers are set to be implemented soon. The New Zealand government...more
New Zealand employers should be aware that there are several significant legislative changes to the Employment Relations Act 2000 (the Act) taking effect this spring. This article briefly reviews key amendments that recently...more
5/6/2019
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Zealand ,
Paid Leave ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
The new Australian Whistleblowing laws passed in Parliament on February 19, 2019, and will likely take effect in the next couple of months (July 2019) after it receives Royal Assent. The aim of the Whistleblower Act is to...more
4/19/2019
/ Australia ,
Biometric Information ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employment Contract ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Relations ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Retaliation ,
Visas ,
Whistleblowers
As a proposed Privacy Bill works its way through the New Zealand Parliament, key changes aim to strengthen the protection of confidential and personal information....more
In an important update to Australia’s safety laws, the federal government has introduced a definition of “catastrophic injury” in the new Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Catastrophic Injury) Rules 2018 (Rules). ...more
On November 29, 2018, the Australian Government passed the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (the “Act”), which requires all companies operating in Australia and meeting a threshold of AU$100 million in total annual global revenue to...more
12/4/2018
/ Australia ,
Child Labor ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
International Labor Laws ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain