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Investigating the investigators: Unmasking the Fla
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Investigating the investigators: Unmasking the Flaws in Workplace Investigations

The Fair Work Commission has delivered a judgment about a workplace investigation which was conducted by a law firm, and relied upon by an employer to terminate. The Commission recorded various problems with what transpired which are important reminders for employers to consider.

Employees have a ‘Right’ to ‘Disconnect’
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Employees have a ‘Right’ to ‘Disconnect’

One of the key reforms passed yesterday by the Federal Government as part of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill No 2 2024, was the ‘right’ for employees to 'disconnect’. The use of the phrase disconnect is a little misleading as the new right is in effect a right to ‘refuse’ or ‘ignore’.

UPDATED Road Transport
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UPDATED Road Transport

The Federal Government has now passed its third tranche of landmark IR reforms in the form of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No 2) Bill 2024. Here we outline the changes impacting road transport.

UPDATED Pay and Unions
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UPDATED Pay and Unions

The Federal Government has now passed its third tranche of landmark IR reforms in the form of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill No 2 2024. Here we outline the changes impacting pay, enterprise bargaining and unions.

UPDATED Contracts: Casuals and Contractors
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UPDATED Contracts: Casuals and Contractors

The Federal Government has now passed its third tranche of landmark IR reforms in the form of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill No 2 2024 (the Closing Loopholes Bill). Here we outline the changes impacting contracts: casuals and contractors.

Record keeping for employees on annual salaries
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Record keeping for employees on annual salaries

The Fair Work Act 2009 and Fair Work Regulations 2009 (the Regulations) have long imposed very specific record keeping obligations that are largely unknown or misunderstood by employers. These record keeping obligations have not previously attracted significant attention. However, with new wage-theft laws increasing the penalties for non-compliance, employers will need to take notice.

Parliament passes part of the Closing Loopholes Bi
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Parliament passes part of the Closing Loopholes Bill

The Senate and House of Representatives yesterday passed part of the Fair Work Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023. The changes bring in some of the reforms that have been widely publicised. Here we summarise the reforms and the dates the changes come into effect.

Greens and Government proposal will likely make ba
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Greens and Government proposal will likely make bargaining arbitrations one-sided

The Government are working through amendments to the Closing the Loopholes Bill (containing the third round of industrial reforms) and a late Greens amendment was proposed yesterday which appears to have Government support.

$268,000 awarded to employee in key sexual harassm
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$268,000 awarded to employee in key sexual harassment case

This month, the Federal Court has recently awarded an employee at a Sydney jewellery store $268,000 in damages for sexual harassment and victimisation.

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