From 1 July 2023, changes to various rates, thresholds and limits governing employment requirements have come into effect in Australia, with implications for employers and employees alike.
Organisations could see increased obligations under proposed amendments to Australia's modern slavery regime, in response to a Labor Government review.
The Albanese Government has set in motion more employment law changes, following 2022's Secure Jobs Better Pay Act and Respect at Work Act.
On 16 May 2023 Peter Riordan PSM CF, the Chief Negotiator for Australian Public Service-wide bargaining, tabled the Commonwealth's pay offer for APS employees.
Understanding the law around flexible work arrangements and the limits of reasonable additional hours of work has become increasingly important in a post-pandemic world.
Legal experts outline the recent changes to wages policies and enterprise bargaining frameworks in the New South Wales, Victorian, and Commonwealth public sectors.
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) will soon publish the gender pay gap information of employers with 100 or more employees.
Pre-reform workplace agreements (or 'zombie' agreements as they are otherwise known) are a relic of a time long since passed. A zombie agreement is an industrial instrument between an employer...
Following a host of recent legislative changes relating to workplace sexual harassment introduced in the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Act 2022 (Cth), the Fair Work...
The historic Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 passed Parliament on 2 December 2022. It introduces the most significant and wide-ranging changes to Australia’s workplace relations...
The hotly anticipated Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Act 2022 (Respect at Work Act 2022) finally passed both houses of parliament on 28 November 2022.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to table the International Labour Convention 190 in the Australian Parliament ─ the first step in ratifying this important convention and affirming the right...