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In what has been a busy year for industrial relations reform for national system employers, important changes have been made to the civil enforcement provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) recent decision in Rutter v Anglogold Ashanti Australia Ltd [2023] FWC 1891 has confirmed the necessity for employers to consider an employee’s state of mind when deciding whether to accept their resignation – e

In this article Special Counsel Jacqi Marshall and Law Graduate Chantel Leadbeater from HopgoodGanim’s Insurance practice examine the recent High Court decision of CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21 and its clarification of the princ

In this article, Partner Anna Hendry and Special Counsel Adele Garnett cover factors employees and employers may like to know about when it comes to what’s considered ‘reasonable’ overtime under Australian workplace and employment law. If you h

In this article, we discuss what employers should consider when determining whether additional hours are ‘reasonable’ (above the standard 38 hours for full-time employees), and the risks associated with employees regularly being required to work

The commencement of the new financial year brings with it important changes to minimum wages, unfair dismissal regulation and various tax thresholds and rates. Our Workplace and Employment and Taxation teams have summarised the significant changes e

Redundancy – a process that no one is fond of but is important to get right.  Knowing how to conduct a lawful redundancy process will minimise the risk of costly legal claims, such as unfair dismissal, general protections claims for adverse action

An employee complaint can also be a whistleblower complaint, even if an employee doesn’t name it as such. Failing to recognise a whistleblower complaint can put a business in ‘hot water’ legally, and can also allow an employee to lever for bett

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022, has attracted a significant amount of attention. With some of the biggest IR reforms in nearly two decades, this Act will re-set how unions, employees, employers, and Governments

The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act 2022 (the Act), contains three streams of multi-employer bargaining:  the cooperative stream, where employers opt-in to bigger pay deals;  the supported stream, for low-paid sectors; and  the single-interest st

On 30 September 2022, we reported on the details of the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 (the Bill) which proposed to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SD Act) and the Australian Human

General protection claims (otherwise known as adverse action claims) are increasingly becoming the 'go to' weapon of choice for disgruntled employees looking to challenge a decision of their employer or former employer. In one of the biggest damage