Insights

Qantas has been ordered to pay $90m in penalties after the Federal Court of Australia found that it had contravened the general protections provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009...

On 18 June 2025, the High Court of Australia unanimously held that the Federal Government's laws enacted last year forcibly placing the CFMEU Construction and General (C&G) Division into administration...

Key developments since the power of the Fair Work Commission to make 'same job, same pay' orders was introduced into the Fair Work Act.

Part 2 of the Closing Loopholes reforms usher in a range of further workplace changes including in relation to casual employee conversion rights, protections for gig economy and road transport...

Summarising the changes that have now commenced as part one of the Closing Loopholes Bill, and other key changes to the FW Act which take effect in December 2023.

The Industrial Relations Amendment Bill 2023 passed in the final sitting week of NSW Parliament.

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Bill) proposes various amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) introducing new workplace rights and protections for union delegates.

The Federal Government has proposed increased penalties for employers that intentionally engage in wage theft as part of a swath of reforms aimed at protecting the rights of workers.

Proposed amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) outlined in the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Bill) are targeted at improving terms and conditions...

By and large, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) governs employment relationships, conferring rights and imposing obligations on an 'employer' and an 'employee'. Under the Fair Work Act, 'employee' and...

Proposed amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 signal important changes to labour provisions governing casual employment, including greater protections for workers.

On 4 September 2023, Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke introduced into Parliament the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Bill), outlining significant changes to the Work...