Not long after intentionally underpaying employees became a criminal offence on 1 January 2025, additional workplace changes have been announced or made by the federal Labor government to further protect workers and stimulate...more
In this special end of year publication, we take a look back at another tumultuous year in Australian employment law following significant changes. Almost every area of Australian employment law has over the past two years...more
12/6/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Australia ,
Domestic Violence ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Fair Work Act ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Workplace Safety
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
8/23/2024
/ Australia ,
Compliance ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Fair Work Act ,
Fair Work Commission ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Wage and Hour
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
We are pleased to make available this year's edition of the Global Employer Guide. Created to complement our Global Employer Solutions® service, the guide provides a concise, easy to read summary of employment law across...more
3/14/2022
/ Asset Transfer ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Labor Laws ,
State Labor Laws ,
Union Elections ,
Unions
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
We are pleased to make available this year's edition of the Global Employer Guide. The guide provides a concise, easy to read summary of employment law across numerous countries.
Our updated release reflects the changes...more
3/3/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Contract ,
Foreign Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety