Closing the gender pay gap – changes to mandatory reporting requirements
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…
Workplace Relations
The end for zombie agreements! What you need to do
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…
Key modern award changes – employers can no longer direct employees to take unpaid leave in shutdown periods
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…
“Computer says ‘no’” – employer warned to not take a tick-and-flick approach when refusing flexible work requests
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…
New Changes to the Fair Work Act have started! Are you Ready?
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…
The annual staff Christmas party - HO HO HO with NO NO NO Claims!
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…
Reactive to proactive: new Sexual Harassment laws
Posted on October 27, 2022
The Federal Government has recently introduced the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect@Work) Bill 2022 to…
Written agreement saves Deliveroo - Full Bench finds driver was not an employee
Posted on September 02, 2022
In a significant decision for gig economy workers, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission in Deliveroo Australia Pty Ltd v Diego Franco…
Psychosocial risks at work – now a work health and safety issue
Posted on August 08, 2022
Recent amendments to the Work Health and Safety Model Laws and the High Court decision of Kozarov v State of Victoria[1] have confirmed an…
“Friends with benefits”, Shakespeare and the Fair Work Act – a story of unwanted personal inquiries in the workplace
Posted on April 29, 2022
The opening paragraph to the decision in Lamb v RPS AAP Consulting P/L [2022] FedCFamC2G 255 gives a hint to the facts. The decision…
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