The Fair Work Commission has confirmed a 4.75% increase to the national minimum wage and modern award rates from 1 July 2026, along with structural changes affecting entry-level classifications. This article outlines the key changes and practical considerations for employers.
FWO compliance notices are a common enforcement tool used to address workplace breaches. This article explains how they work, the risks of non-compliance, and what employers should do if they receive one.
Many businesses will be preparing for a shutdown period over the upcoming holiday season break. Earlier this year, standardised shutdown provisions were inserted into the majority of modern awards. These covered how you could direct employees to take annual leave or unpaid leave during an annual shutdown
Last month, the Australian Government passed landmark legislation called the Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya’s) Act 2025, providing additional protections for employees who receive employer-funded paid parental leave.
The Fair Work Commission has released their annual update for workplace and employment law. Here’s what employers need to know about the changes.
What happens where an employer ‘botches’ an investigation and dismissal process? A recent High Court case has shed some light…and provides a useful reminder about the importance of following due process.
Employers are gearing up for a run of public holidays. Provisions requiring an employee to work on a public holiday in certain circumstances have been commonplace and not overly concerning. However, the Federal Court recently held that such a provision contravened the National Employment Standards.
Many employers (host employers) engage employees of labour hire companies, particularly in the building and construction, hospitality and manufacturing industries. However, what happens when one of these employees gets injured at the host employer’s work site? Who is liable for the injuries?
Employers have faced new obligations in dealing with requests for flexible working arrangements made under Section 65 of the Fair Work Act (the Act) since June 2023.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) have again released their annual update for employment law. Here’s what employers need to know about the changes effective 26 August 2024.
As we move into the new financial year, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) have again released their annual update for employment law. Here’s what employers need to know about the changes.
A recent decision to issue an intractable bargaining declaration (IBD) against an employer demonstrates the requirement for employers to engage in meaningful and genuine bargaining, and to consider making compromises they can live with to avoid risk later on.
Slowly but surely, most employers are requiring employees to return to the office for at least a portion of their working week. Some employers continue to struggle with employees resistant to returning to the office or those who have an expectation that they can continue to work from home whenever it suits them.
The second part of the government’s Closing the Loopholes Bill was passed last week bringing in the latest significant tranche of industrial reforms to the Fair Work Act (the Act) and related legislation.
To successfully defend an unfair dismissal claim, an employer must be able to satisfy the Fair Work Commission (FWC) that the dismissal was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
The NSW Government announced on 18 October 2023 that it is intending to introduce new laws for industrial manslaughter offences in workplaces.
Australian employment law has gone through substantial change over the last 12-months following amendments to the Fair Work Act.
Many workplaces have implemented a hybrid approach to work, allowing their employees to work from both home and the office.
Many employers question how they can appropriately manage the productivity of employees who are working from home.
Head of Employment Law, Shawn Skyring and Associate and Registered Migration Agent, Lisa Qiu provide the legal framework to address the employment law issues and concerns companies are facing as the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve.
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