* This information set out in this Guide is accurate as at 12.00 pm on Friday 3 April 2020 and is subject to change as the situation evolves
In Australia, the unprecedented wage subsidy is projected to cost A$130 billion...more
*This information is accurate as of 6.00 pm Tuesday 31 March 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves.
On Monday 30 March, the Australian Government announced an AUD130 billion JobKeeper Payment to assist...more
*This information is accurate as of 11.00 am Wednesday 25 March 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. Over the past two weeks we have assisted many of our clients in dealing with the heartbreaking reality...more
*This information is accurate as of 4.00 P.M. AEDT Tuesday 17 March 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. 1. WHERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO GET GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19?...more
On 1 March 2020, almost every business in Australia woke up and realised that the deadline for the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) new annualised wage provisions had passed, and many were convinced that they need to change the...more
A lot has happened since the Fair Work Commission (FWC) commenced its review of modern awards in 2014. Now, 6 years later, the FWC is close to completing the mammoth task of reviewing the operation of each modern award and...more
A recent decision of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission delivered last Friday has substantially changed the unfair dismissal landscape and the law governing fixed and maximum term contracts of employment, putting...more
Workplace Wrap is our magazine covering the core areas of Australian workplace law: industrial relations, employment, equal employment opportunity and workplace health and safety.
Workplace Wrap articles condense some of...more
Many franchisors and other participants in the franchising sector are anticipating with concern the outcome of The Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 (Bill) which was introduced into the Federal...more
Many workplaces are not happy and bullying at the workplace appears on the rise, so the November 2016 Psychosocial Safety Climate and Better Productivity in Australian Workplaces Report and the Bullying and Harassment in...more
The High Court of Australia (High Court) has handed down a much anticipated decision in Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker [204] HCA32 (10 September 2014) with respect to the implied term of mutual trust and confidence...more
A recent decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court (Court) has significantly broadened the concept of what constitutes a 'workplace' by finding that a contractor sexually harassed an employee in various locations,...more
While industrial relations was not a key issue in the recent 2013 Federal election, it is inevitable that a change in government will lead to changes to workplace laws.
The Coalition Government has stated that it will...more