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Your go-to hub for legal updates, expert articles and practical insights on workplace, employment and industrial relations law – helping Australian employers stay informed, reduce risk and lead with confidence. Explore our latest content and downloadable resources below.
Amendments to NSW Long Service Leave Act
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Amendments to NSW Long Service Leave Act

Working with our owner, Business NSW (the NSW Business Chamber Ltd) we are pleased to announce that the NSW government has agreed to introduce two important changes to the NSW Long Service Leave Act.

Coronavirus Employer Update
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Coronavirus Employer Update

We provided our first alert regarding Coronavirus and employer obligations on 12 March 2020. We have received hundreds of follow-up questions and have now prepared this update based on the following areas of concern.

Coronavirus update: Employer obligations and available responses
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Coronavirus update: Employer obligations and available responses

There are now over 100,000 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide, with at least 80 in Australia. All employers should be taking precautions to actively manage their business’ exposure to health and safety risks arising from coronavirus. As more is now becoming known about the prevalence of Coronavirus in Australia, it is important to update our advice to clients.

Focus should now turn to real workplace reforms
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Focus should now turn to real workplace reforms

Since the return of the Federal Coalition government last year, the government’s industrial relations reform agenda initially focused on trying to pass its ‘union focussed’ legislation. The proposed Ensuring Integrity Bill and the Proper Use of Worker Benefits Bill would have increased transparency and governance requirements within registered organisations.

Bosses may force workers to take unpaid leave over
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Bosses may force workers to take unpaid leave over coronavirus

Luis Izzo provides comments to the Australian on the coronavirus outbreak and how employers can manage leave during these testing times.

The year's biggest WHS moves: what were they?
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The year's biggest WHS moves: what were they?

This calendar year has been a colourful year with increased prosecutions, new industrial manslaughter laws, a dramatic increase in applications to review statutory notices and a new definition of “hazard.”

Casuals, Cadbury and Israel Folau... the year that
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Casuals, Cadbury and Israel Folau... the year that was

It's been an absolute banger of a year – the Workpac casual controversy gathered steam, Cadbury's sick leave dilemma caused a meltdown and Israel Folau stuck the boot into Rugby Australia. Below are just some of the significant events of 2019... which will continue to haunt employers into 2020 and beyond!

Interim Report Published - Aged Care Royal Commiss
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Interim Report Published - Aged Care Royal Commission

The Interim Report presents an overview of the aged care system in Australia, a summary of the evidence heard during the Inquiry so far and reports some serious flaws in the system.  The Commissioners indicate that comprehensive reform, not a patch-up job, is required to procure a major transformation of aged care in Australia. 

Industrial manslaughter laws tested in first charges
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Industrial manslaughter laws tested in first charges

A Queensland company has been charged with industrial manslaughter in what might become the first conviction for industrial manslaughter under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.  

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