Workplace Relations

Posted on July 13, 2023

Last year the High Court handed down the landmark decisions of Personnel Contracting[1] and Jamsek[2], which set out the applicable legal…

Posted on July 06, 2023

An employee and an independent contractor have different rights and obligations. This is why it is important to understand the difference…

Posted on June 22, 2023

Restraint of trade provisions are included in employment contracts to protect an employer’s legitimate business interests, such as trade…

Posted on June 08, 2023

On 30 March 2023, Parliament passed the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Act 2023 (Act), which is aimed at…

Posted on May 26, 2023

Zombie agreements will soon be a thing of the past, as new changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) include the sunsetting…

Posted on May 04, 2023

It is common for employers to direct employees with insufficient accrued annual leave to instead take unpaid leave during temporary…

Posted on March 17, 2023

In a recent decision concerning flexible working arrangements, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found an employer’s refusal to grant a…

Posted on December 15, 2022

The Federal Government has now passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (the Act) which introduces the…

Posted on December 01, 2022

The holiday season is fast approaching, and many employers will be holding their annual work Christmas party. Work Christmas functions are…

Posted on October 27, 2022

The Federal Government has recently introduced the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect@Work) Bill 2022 to…