Two recent decisions of the Fair Work Commission provide guidance for employers about the FWC's approach to disputes about requests for flexible working arrangements.
The Federal Court recently handed down a landmark decision awarding a record sum of general damages under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) to an employee who had been sexually...
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.
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.
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...
Collective bargaining is a cornerstone of the Australian industrial relations system, yet there is consensus among interested parties that the system isn't working the way it ought to, though opinions...
Isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 have now been lifted across Australia. With no statutory obligation in place for employees to self-isolate, how can employers manage their...
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