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A Warning for Employers and Franchisors
On 1 August 2025, the Federal Court found that Ms Magar was sexually harassed and victimised by Mr Khan, the principal of a Mad Mex franchise, and…
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Have You Under-Estimated the Risk of Multi-Employer Enterprise Bargaining
One of the key changes made to the Fair Work Act 2009 by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment Act 2022 was the introduction of the multi-employer…
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Nothing to gig(gle) at – new protections for gig workers and road transport contractors are on the way
In this briefing, we outline changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), which will come into effect on 26 August…
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Delegates’ rights clause now inserted into modern awards
Earlier this year, we published an update dealing with changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) which conferred new rights and protections on workplace
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Employees vs independent contractors – old concepts in new legislative clothing
The new definition of employment introduced into the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment …
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Australia: An Employee’s Right to Disconnect
On 12 February 2024, the 'Closing Loopholes No. 2 Bill 2023' was passed by th…
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Australia: New Delegates’ Rights Provisions Have Commenced
As we have previously let you know, the Federal Government has tabled the Fai…
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Regulated Labour Hire – Same Job, Same Pay Laws Have Commenced
As we have previously let you know, the Federal Government has tabled the Fai…
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Australia: Criminalising Wage Theft – Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Cth) (FW CLH Bill)
The Commonwealth Government has tabled the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (C…
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Australia: Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Cth) (FW CLH Bill)
The Commonwealth Government has tabled its Fair Work Legislation Amendment (C…
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Closing the gender pay gap – Recent legislative changes in Australia
The Australian federal parliament recently passed the Workplace Gender Equali…
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AUSTRALIA: Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: Two Year Limit Imposed On The Use Of Term Contracts (February 2023 Update)
December 2022 was a busy month in Australia's Federal Parliament for workplac…
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