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Workplace Wrap - July 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

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Workplace Reform Rolls on… Again

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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

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Workplace Wrap - June 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

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Workplace Wrap - June 2022

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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

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Workplace Wrap – June Update

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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

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COVID-19 (Australia): Much Has Happened on the Employment Front During COVID-19

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*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

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Seyfarth Global Immigration Update: March 2020

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Australia - Changes to Working Holiday Maker Visas for Bushfire Recovery - The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has accepted the recommendation of the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) to relax and broaden the...more

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Littler Global Guide - Australia - Q2 2019

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Minimum Wage Increase - New Legislation Enacted - On July 1, 2019, employees under the national minimum wage and the modern award minimum wage (and in some cases, employees under a registered agreement) are set to...more

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Election Update – What's Changed in the Last Five Weeks?

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Prior to the federal election campaign officially commencing, we held a briefing for clients during which we discussed the main issues which we considered would impact employers in the event that there was a change of...more

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Littler Global Guide - Australia - Q2 2018

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New South Whales Legislation to Combat Modern Slavery - New Legislation Enacted - On June 21, 2018, the New South Wales Parliament passed the Modern Slavery Act, requiring corporations to make efforts to eradicate...more

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It's July: Employment Related Rate Increases Effective Now

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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

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Workplace Wrap: Autumn/Winter 2017

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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

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Australian Minimum Wages to Rise by 3.3%

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The Australia Fair Work Commission’s minimum wage panel decision issued on June 6, 2017, has increased modern award minimum wages by 3.3%. The decision also lifts the Australian federal weekly full-time minimum wage from...more

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Are you on the right path with interns?

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Scott Morrison’s first Federal Budget announced the creation of the ‘Youth Jobs PaTH’ (Prepare-Trial-Hire) program – a program designed to encourage up to 120,000 unemployed youth into the workforce through skills training...more

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Monetary Threshold Increases for Australian Employers – Effective 1 July 2015

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As in previous years, a number of workplace changes come into effect on 1 July 2015. Employers should take note of these changes and make any adjustments required prior to the start of the new financial year. Increase to...more

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Australia: Get Set For a 2.5% Increase to Minimum Wages Effective July 1, 2015

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Australia’s national minimum wage and modern award pay rates are set to increase by 2.5% starting July 1, 2015. On June 2, 2015, the Minimum Wage Panel (the Panel) of the Fair Work Commission announced an increase to the...more

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No Fair Work Act for Foreign Rig Workers

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Earlier this month, the Federal Court in Western Australia dismissed an application made by the Fair Work Ombudsman, alleging contravention of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Fair Work Act) by several foreign and...more

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