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More Than Just Loopholes: Significant Changes Proposed Under the Federal Government's Third Tranche of Labour Law Reforms

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

Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill Introduced Into Parliament

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

New Mental Health Obligations for all Victorian Employers Expected to Take Effect on 1 July 2022

The Victorian Government's proposed Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Psychological Health) Regulations (Vic) (the Proposed Regulations) are expected to commence on 1 July 2022. The Proposed Regulations contain...more

Vaccine Mandates and the Importance of Consultation

A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in CFMMEU & Matthew Howard v Mt Arthur Coal Pty Ltd T/A Mt Arthur Coal [2021] FWCFB 6059 has found that BHP's COVID-19 policy mandating vaccination, while likely lawful, was not...more

Workplace Wrap – September Update

CASUAL CONVERSION – TIME TO BE READY TO MAKE OFFERS - Earlier this year, the Australian Federal government introduced broad changes to laws relating to casual employment which included a requirement for employers to offer...more

High Court Overturns Federal Court's Decision in Rossato: Casuals are Casuals Even When They Have Expectations of Continuing...

The High Court of Australia has handed down a decision in WorkPac's challenge to a finding of a Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia that a coal mineworker, Robert Rossato, was not a casual worker and was entitled to...more

Respect@Work Response Introduced

NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN AUSTRALIAN WORKPLACES - It has been a long journey to bring the issue of sexual harassment in workplaces to the forefront of legislative change, commencing with the announcement of a...more

It's On The Road – The Workplace Omnibus Reform Bill 2020 Has Started Its Journey

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

What's In A "Day"? – High Court Majority Overturns Mondelez Personal/Carer's Leave Decision

A 4-1 majority of the High Court of Australia (with Gaegler J dissenting) has overturned the controversial Mondelez decision, confirming what has been the widespread understanding of the operation of personal/carer's leave...more

Beware – The Law May No Longer Tolerate So Called 'Independent Contractor' Arrangements

WHAT HAPPENED? A Full Bench of the Federal Court has upheld a decision of the Federal Court that Mr. McCourt, a British backpacker engaged by a labour hire company (Personnel) to work as an unskilled labourer for a building...more

WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato: Managing Your Casual Workforce

On 20 May 2020 a Full Bench of the Federal Court dismissed WorkPac's bid to overturn the 2018 Skene decision, and determined that another of its 'casual' employees, Mr Rossato, was not a casual employee and was entitled to be...more

COVID-19: Coronavirus Q&A – Australia

*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

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