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Secure Jobs, Better Pay legislation coming into effect The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 (Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill) passed parliament on 2 December 2022 [...]

Dangers of the work Christmas party – celebrating safely With the Christmas season upon us, it is important to remember that whilst celebrating end of year work Christmas parties, employer health [...]

Labor introduces Industrial Relations Bill The Labor Government has introduced the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill (Bill) into Parliament and is seeking to have the [...]

Sex worker found not to be an employee The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found that a sex worker dismissed for “unacceptable and threatening” behaviour was an independent contractor and not an [...]

How will the proposed Respect@Work changes to sexual discrimination and harassment laws affect employers? The Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill [...]

Jobs and Skills Summit Outcomes Significant changes to Australia’s workplace relations system have been announced by the Employment Minister Tony Burke as part of the Jobs and Skills Summit held [...]

Queensland café employee unfairly sacked for not using ‘smiley emojis’ The Fair Work Commission (FWC) held that a supervisor at a Queensland coffee franchise was unfairly sacked, after her boss [...]

Timetable for award wage increases The 2022 national minimum wage increase recently handed down has, for many industries, increased minimum award wages from the first full pay period on or after [...]

Labour seeks path to increase superannuation contributions to 15% The Albanese Labour Government is using one of its key policy platforms of ‘ensuring dignity and security in [...]

The Fair Work Commission has today, 15 June 2022, handed down the 2022 minimum wage review increasing the national minimum wage, and all award wages under $869.60 per week by a whopping 5.2%. [...]