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
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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
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
2/26/2024
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The Federal Government recently introduced the latest in a series of workplace reforms into Federal Parliament. The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (the Bill), proposes further amendments to the...more
9/18/2023
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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
In our recent alert, we set out some of the key upcoming changes in Australian employment law. Since then, there has been further progression as the Labor Government implements its workplace agenda. We have set out a...more
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
On 21 May 2022, the Australian Federal Government changed with the election of the Australian Labour Party. During the election campaign, the new government proposed to conduct a summit to bring together employer, business,...more
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
As we reach 1 July 2021, there is a lot happening in the area of employment-related legislation, including award and minimum wage increases, increases to superannuation and the annual change to the high income threshold....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
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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
Our last JobKeeper guide covered the Australian Government's announcement to extend the scheme for six months beyond the original end date of 28 September 2020 (the so called JobKeeper 2.0). ...more
*This information is accurate as of 10:00 A.M. Tuesday 22 July 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. The Australian Government announced on 21 July 2020 that the JobKeeper scheme will be extended for six...more
*This information is accurate as of 4.00 pm Tuesday 30 June 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. For many of our clients the past three months passed by in a blur as they attempted to get their head around...more
* This information set out in this Guide is accurate as at 9.00 am on Monday 27 April 2020 and is subject to change as the situation evolves. Welcome to our employer guide to the Australian Government's JobKeeper scheme....more
*This information is accurate as of 6.00 pm Monday 27 April 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. On 8 April, the Federal Parliament approved a suite of legislation to implement the Coronavirus financial...more
* This information set out in this Guide is accurate as at 9.00 am on Tuesday 14 April 2020 and is subject to change as the situation evolves. Welcome to our employer guide to the Australian Government's JobKeeper Payment...more
*This information is accurate as of 9.00 am Thursday 9 April 2020 and is subject to change as this situation evolves. The Federal Parliament yesterday approved a suite of legislation to implement the Coronavirus financial...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
From 1 July 2019, the national minimum wage and modern award rates will increase by 3%. We have prepared a handy key thresholds table for the 2019/2020 financial year for employers. Click here to view the key thresholds...more
No, it's not an Exciting Video Game…
Over the last few weeks, the unions have been ramping up their "Change the Rules" campaign with television ads and pamphlets at train stations. Now, the unions are leveling-up with...more
Casual employment has been a hot topic lately, particularly following the Full Federal Court decision in Workpac Pty Ltd v Skene.
What you now need to know is that from 1 October 2018 the new casual conversion clause will...more
From 1 July 2018, the national minimum wage and modern award rates will increase by 3.5%.
We have prepared a handy key threshold table to print out and keep close by for the 2018/19 financial year which outlines the key...more