A number of employment law reforms and requirements are hitting Australian operations over the next several months. Laws governing wage theft, the right to disconnect, shut-down notices, privacy, sexual harassment, and...more
10/18/2024
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Sexual Harassment ,
Small Business ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft
Australia’s Senate on Thursday, February 8, 2024, passed a bill that would prevent an employer from contacting employees outside of work hours. The bill gives the employee the right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to...more
2/9/2024
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Off-Duty Employee Access ,
Off-Duty Employees ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Right to Disconnect ,
Wage and Hour
According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), an Australian Government statutory agency created by the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, the gender pay gap in Australia is 22.8%, with women on average earning...more
2/16/2023
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Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Pay Gap ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
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
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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 Australian Government has announced plans to release draft legislation proposing the introduction of a “modern slavery in supply chains” reporting requirement. ...more
2/7/2018
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Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Disclosure ,
Supply Chain ,
Transparency