As part of a suite of reforms intended to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based harassment, the Australian Government has released a detailed code of practice under work health and safety legislation. The government’s...more
4/16/2025
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Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Harassment ,
New Legislation ,
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Sexual Harassment ,
Workplace Safety
Following the introduction of a similar reform in Australia in January, New Zealand has now criminalized intentional wage theft by employers. As “intentional wage theft” doesn’t come with a specific legal definition under the...more
The Workplace Relations and Safety Minister for New Zealand announced late last year that the government would propose an earnings limit of NZD 180,000 (known as a “threshold”), beyond which employees would not be able to...more
As part of a raft of changes coming in the weeks and months ahead in relation to discrimination laws in Queensland, work health and safety rules are being amended to require relevant employers to implement a sexual harassment...more
2/24/2025
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Australia ,
Discrimination ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
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
The World Cup starts November 20, 2022 and will end in mid-December. Soccer fans from around the globe will be tuning in for the matches, or perhaps even attending in person. We thought we’d set up our own employment law...more
Common Law Term of Reasonable Notice Not Displaced by Statutory Minimum Notice Period -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit Court held that the common law...more
2/8/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Work Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
Internships ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
Important amendments to Victoria’s long service leave (LSL) laws are taking effect on November 1, 2018 (Long Service Leave Act 2018 (2018 Act))....more