On 4 November 2022, the Fair Work Commission Full Bench handed down an interim decision in the aged care work value case, deciding that nurses, personal care workers, assistants in...
A class action filed by a former NFL head coach against the sport's governing body and several of its teams has raised questions around institutionalised discrimination in the sport's hiring...
Imminent obligations in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) mean employers must act by 27 September 2021 to assess whether existing casual employees are eligible to convert to permanent employment.
The High Court has today overturned last year's controversial decision of a Full Federal Court in Mondelez v AMWU [2019] FCAFC 138 (Full Court Decision) regarding how the entitlement to...
Lander & Rogers has advised ARA Logistics Venture 1 Limited (the investing entity) and its parent ARA Asset Management Ltd. on its acquisition (by both subscription and transfer) of a...
The recent decision of Wieland v Return to Work[1] confirms that volunteers can be considered employees and attract the relevant employee protections.
On Sunday 16 September, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a Royal Commission into Australia's aged care system. The aged care sector has been on the government's agenda for some time....
On 1 August 2018, the Minister for Sport, Bridget McKenzie, launched Sport Australia's (the Australian Sports Commission) first ever national sport plan, Sport 2030. The report speaks at a high...
In August 2017, Prime Minister Turnbull commissioned The Review of Australia’s Sports Integrity Arrangements, to be conducted by an independent panel led by the Honourable James Wood AO QC and...
A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has paved the way for unions to notify the Commission of a dispute in their own right
Irrespective of whether you are hosting the next World Cup qualifier or a local league soccer match, as an event organiser you have a duty to manage workplace risks to...
In a recent decision, a funeral fund, Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd (Lifeplan), successfully brought claims against two of its former employees for using confidential information they took during their...