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Loopholes Laws Open for Business: Are You Ready for 26 August 2024?

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Yet more changes are ahead for employers as key elements of the Federal Labor Government's Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing the Loopholes No 2) Act 2024 (the Act) take effect on 26 August 2024....more

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Workplace Wrap - July 2024

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As we find ourselves in the new financial year, a number of the key financial thresholds relating to employees have increased. From 1 July 2024, the national minimum wage has increased by 3.75% to AU$24.10 per hour....more

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A puzzle for employers: the future of work health and safety laws in Australia

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The last several months have seen rapid changes in the employment and workplace health and safety space. With such dynamic movement, and then lots of commentary on each of these changes, it’s easy to view all these changes as...more

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Workplace Reform Rolls on… Again

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The Federal Labor Government (Government) has completed its third tranche of workplace relations reform with the recent passage through Federal Parliament of its Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Bill...more

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Workplace Wrap - June 2023

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As we approach 1 July 2023, a number of the key financial thresholds relating to employees will increase. We have prepared a handy key thresholds table for the 2023/2024 financial year for employers. Click here to view the...more

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Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill is Now Law

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On 4 November 2022 we published a summary of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill 2022 (Cth) (Bill) as it was introduced into Parliament. You are able to access that summary here. In passing the Bill, Parliament made a...more

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Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill Introduced Into Parliament

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The Federal Government recently introduced the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill 2022 (Cth) (Bill) into Parliament, which proposes to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) and the operation of the Fair Work Commission (FWC). ...more

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Workplace Wrap - June 2022

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As we approach 1 July 2022, a number of the key financial thresholds relating to employees will increase. We have prepared a handy key thresholds table for the 2022/2023 financial year for employers. From 1 July 2022, the...more

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New Mental Health Obligations for all Victorian Employers Expected to Take Effect on 1 July 2022

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The Victorian Government's proposed Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations (Vic) (the Proposed Regulations) are expected to commence on 1 July 2022. The Proposed Regulations contain...more

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Workplace Wrap – September Update

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CASUAL CONVERSION – TIME TO BE READY TO MAKE OFFERS - Earlier this year, the Australian Federal government introduced broad changes to laws relating to casual employment which included a requirement for employers to offer...more

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Changes to Casual Employment and Offsetting Arrangements Under The Fair Work Act

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The Morrison Government's first major workplace reform Bill was introduced into Federal Parliament on 9 December 2020 and has resulted in one significant reform to casual employment laws. The amendments will take effect...more

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It's On The Road – The Workplace Omnibus Reform Bill 2020 Has Started Its Journey

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The Morrison Government's first major workplace reform Bill was introduced into Federal Parliament on 9 December 2020. The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (the Omnibus Bill)...more

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What's In A "Day"? – High Court Majority Overturns Mondelez Personal/Carer's Leave Decision

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A 4-1 majority of the High Court of Australia (with Gaegler J dissenting) has overturned the controversial Mondelez decision, confirming what has been the widespread understanding of the operation of personal/carer's leave...more

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COVID-19: (Australia) Pressing Issues Facing Employers

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Should I be standing my employees down or issuing a JobKeeper direction When this all started in March, many employers had never contemplated a stand down and most had not heard of Section 524 of the Fair Work Act....more

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COVID-19: Victorian Government Draws Upon the 'Big Stick' on COVID-19 Notification

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Victoria has introduced the Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Regulations 2020 (Notification Regulation) requiring an employer to notify WorkSafe Victoria immediately of the following...more

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WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato: Managing Your Casual Workforce

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On 20 May 2020 a Full Bench of the Federal Court dismissed WorkPac's bid to overturn the 2018 Skene decision, and determined that another of its 'casual' employees, Mr Rossato, was not a casual employee and was entitled to be...more

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