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Do you engage workers in QLD? Have you done your written sexual harassment Prevention Plan?
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Do you engage workers in QLD? Have you done your written sexual harassment Prevention Plan?

The latest changes to the State's Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) (WHS Regulations) require all businesses who engage workers in Queensland to have a written ‘Prevention Plan’.

Annual Wage Review Decision 2025
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Annual Wage Review Decision 2025

The Fair Work Commission has today handed down its annual wage review decision, deciding to increase the minimum wages in all modern awards by 3.5%.

Proposed new pathway for psychological injury compensation claims
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Proposed new pathway for psychological injury compensation claims

On 8 May 2025, the NSW Government released an Exposure Draft Amendment for Workers Compensation Legislation in NSW (the Draft Bill). This marks an important step in the consultation process between stakeholders and the Government – as we can now see the first iteration of the proposal. This article provides a follow-up to our earlier article and an important rundown of the key proposals. 

FWC determines model terms for enterprise agreements
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FWC determines model terms for enterprise agreements

On 20 February 2025, the Fair Work Commission issued a decision in relation to new model terms for enterprise agreements.

Alarm bells on flexible work procedures overruling employer decision due to process failure
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Alarm bells on flexible work procedures overruling employer decision due to process failure

In a decision that should ring alarm bells for employers, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission recently overruled an employer’s decision to refuse a part-time flexible work request because the employer had failed to follow one of the procedural requirements outlined in the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act).

Major changes to Health Professionals and Support Services Award proposed by FWC
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Major changes to Health Professionals and Support Services Award proposed by FWC

The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) has proposed major changes to the pay and classification structure in the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020 (HPSS Award), setting out its findings and provisional views about what should be done in a decision handed down on Wednesday, 16 April 2025. 

Why is “Gender Undervaluation” being looked at by the Commission?
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Why is “Gender Undervaluation” being looked at by the Commission?

On 16 April 2025, the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) published its first and long-awaited decision in its Gender Undervaluation – Priority Awards Review (the Review). This article provides an overview of the circumstances that gave rise to “gender undervaluation” becoming the focal point of consideration in the Review.   

Major changes to the Children’s Services Award
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Major changes to the Children’s Services Award

The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) foreshadows major changes to the pay and classification structures in the Children’s Services Award 2010 (CS Award), setting out its findings and provisional views about what should be done (and when) in the decision handed down on Wednesday 16 April 2025.

Major changes to the SCHADS Award on the horizon
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Major changes to the SCHADS Award on the horizon

The Fair Work Commission (the Commission) foreshadows major changes to the pay and classification structures in the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SCHADS Award), setting out its findings and provisional views about what should be done (and when) in the decision handed down on Wednesday 16 April 2025. 

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