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What International Employers Should Know About the High Court of Australia’s Decision on Searching for Redeployment Options in...

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On 6 August 2025, the High Court of Australia (Australia’s most senior court) handed down the landmark decision in Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd v Bartley [2025] HCA 29, reshaping the risk environment for global employers who make...more

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Helensburgh Coal – is the death knell for outsourcing getting louder?

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Two years ago, in a previous blog, we said the bell had not yet tolled for outsourcing. But that might be a gentle ringing you hear in the distance…....more

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Rethinking Redeployment in the Work-From-Home Era

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As flexible and remote working become a fixture of modern working life, employers are grappling with how these arrangements affect redundancy and the consideration of other acceptable employment. Two recent cases in Australia...more

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Navigating employee relations: The advisor’s role (Part 5)

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In recent months, I’ve spoken to many HR professionals about all things employee relations or “ER.”...more

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Will Australians connect with the right to disconnect?

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The right to disconnect has been in the media a lot. But if we look behind the headlines, what impact is it actually going to have? ...more

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Navigating employee relations: The advisor’s role (Part 1)

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In recent months, I’ve spoken to many HR professionals about employee relations (ER). The challenging nature of the role for those in ER was a common theme. The role of ER has never been more valuable to Australian employers,...more

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Contract Is King: High Court of Australia Provides Clarity on 'Employee vs Contractor' Test

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On 9 February 2022, the Australian High Court heard two appeals together—Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union & Anor v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1 ("Personnel") and ZG Operations Australia...more

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Australia’s High Court Rules on How to Count Personal Leave Entitlement Under the Fair Work Act

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On August 13, 2020, 11 years after the enactment of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the “FW Act”), Australian employers received guidance from the High Court regarding how to count the entitlement to “10 days” of personal leave...more

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2018–2019 Australian Class Actions Review

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This is Jones Day's fifth review of Australian class actions developments. The White Paper reviews the class actions that were commenced and settled in 2018–2019. The White Paper also examines the types of novel claims that...more

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Keeping it Casual: When to Define the Relationship

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There is no denying that 2018 has brought the engagement of casual employees to the fore as an increasingly contentious issue facing employers. This has been most recently highlighted by the decision of a Full Court of the...more

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Preparing Australian Employers For Increases In Employment Class Action Lawsuits

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Employment class action lawsuits are a common cause of action in North America, and while we have traditionally seen fewer in Australia, there has been a recent uptick in occurrences. ...more

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