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Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 3, Part 1 - Director's Duties

In part one of our Inside Safety podcast series exploring directors' duties, Steve Bell, Aaron Anderson and Olga Klimczak delve into the evolving case law on responsibilities of officers...

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Uber Driver To Be Paid "Lost Pay" Following Unfair Deactivation

The remedies available to employee-like workers of digital labour platform operators under the relatively new "unfair deactivation" provisions.

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Rights And Obligations Under Workplace Policies

A workplace policy is a document that generally deals with the employer's practices, requirements and procedures.

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Ready Or Not, Here They Come: The Victorian Psychosocial Regulations And Compliance Code Explained

The primary focus of the Victorian Regulations is on psychosocial risk management. We have set out below the key aspects of the Victorian Regulations for all employers with any employees based in Victoria.

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Calls to improve amendments to NSW Workers Compensation Bill

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

TWU v Qantas – Unions As "Private Regulators" And The Increasing Financial Risk Associated With Employment Laws

Australia Employment

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King & Wood Mallesons

Set-off Clauses Under Scrutiny: A Major Wakeup Call For Employers

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Case Update: $150k Penalty For The ABC

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

Government announces significant changes to Holidays Act

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Supermarket Giants Vs Fair Work Ombudsman: Employer Takeaways From Landmark Federal Court Decision

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Landmark Federal Court decision raises the bar on salary set-offs and record-keeping: what employers need to know

Australia Employment

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Walter Baden

Portable Long Service Leave for South Australian "Community Service" sector employees – Is your organisation ready?

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Navigating The Implications Of The Supermarkets Ruling: A Guide For Employers

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Labour Hire Arrangement Orders: What You Must Know

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

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Webinars

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(2nd Session) 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights into the Global In-House Counsel Profession

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Canada/U.S. Border: Fact or Fiction

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Green and Spiegel

Employment Litigation/ Tribunals

TWU v Qantas – Unions As "Private Regulators" And The Increasing Financial Risk Associated With Employment Laws

In a case arising from Qantas's 2020 outsourcing of ground-handling services, the Court imposed a record $90 million penalty for adverse-action breaches. Notably, $50 million of this penalty...

Australia Employment

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King & Wood Mallesons

Supermarket Giants Vs Fair Work Ombudsman: Employer Takeaways From Landmark Federal Court Decision

This case provides a number of key considerations and implications for employers across Australia.

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Landmark Federal Court decision raises the bar on salary set-offs and record-keeping: what employers need to know

This decision is a timely reminder that compliance with the FW Act and Modern Awards is not optional or negotiable.

Australia Employment

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Walter Baden

"By poaching our clients after he left, he breached the restraint clause in his employment contract" – which case won?

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

No employment, No liability: The NSWCA on foster carers and vicarious responsibility

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

Use of AI criticised by FWC

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Twist of fate: A painful lesson in liability

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Safety-net Changes For Degree-qualified Workers: When Something You Didn't Know About Can Hurt You

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

What International Employers Should Know About The High Court Of Australia's Decision On Searching For Redeployment Options In Redundancy

Australia Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Ready Or Not, Here They Come: The Victorian Psychosocial Regulations And Compliance Code Explained

The primary focus of the Victorian Regulations is on psychosocial risk management. We have set out below the key aspects of the Victorian Regulations for all employers with any employees based in Victoria.

Australia Employment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

TWU v Qantas – Unions As "Private Regulators" And The Increasing Financial Risk Associated With Employment Laws

In a case arising from Qantas's 2020 outsourcing of ground-handling services, the Court imposed a record $90 million penalty for adverse-action breaches. Notably, $50 million of this penalty...

Australia Employment

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King & Wood Mallesons

Disability Discrimination Lawyer: Your Rights As A PWD

PWDs are people who have physical or mental disabilities.

Australia Employment

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JB Solicitors

Neurodiversity in the workplace – important legal considerations for employers

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

How Australia Is Transforming Workplace Harassment Prevention

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Employment Law In Australia - An Overview

Australia Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Federal Court Awards $305,000 in Landmark Sexual Harassment Decision

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

Bad Taste: Federal Court awards $305,000 to former employee of a fast-food restaurant subjected to sexual harassment by the owner

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Safety-net Changes For Degree-qualified Workers: When Something You Didn't Know About Can Hurt You

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Uber Driver To Be Paid "Lost Pay" Following Unfair Deactivation

The remedies available to employee-like workers of digital labour platform operators under the relatively new "unfair deactivation" provisions.

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Case Update: $150k Penalty For The ABC

The judgment is a reminder that political opinion is a protected attribute; dismissals, even if partly connected to political opinion, are unlawful.

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

High Court clarifies scope of genuine redundancy under the Fair Work Act

The decision provides important guidance on how employers must approach redundancy decisions.

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Federal Court delivers historic $90 million fine to Qantas for 1,820 illegal dismissals

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

What International Employers Should Know About The High Court Of Australia's Decision On Searching For Redeployment Options In Redundancy

Australia Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

High Court raises the bar on genuine redundancy: Implications of Helensburgh Coal v Bartley & Ors

Australia Employment

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Dismissal upheld: employee breaches employer's directions while recovering from illness

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Can my employer dismiss me over a social media post?

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

Workplace relationships: The legal position (Coldplay concert edition)

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Swaab

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Employee Benefits & Compensation

Court of Appeal clarifies criminal liability on employee entitlements

Law's scope narrowed - directors aren't criminally liable under section 596AB if they expect employee entitlements will be paid through the FEG scheme.

Australia Commercial

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Worrells

Calls to improve amendments to NSW Workers Compensation Bill

Proposed Bill raises thresholds & limits benefits for psychological injury claims, prompting criticism for unfairly restricting access to compensation & justice.

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Set-off Clauses Under Scrutiny: A Major Wakeup Call For Employers

A set-off clause is a provision in an employment contract where an employer pays an employee at a higher rate.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Government announces significant changes to Holidays Act

New Zealand Employment

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Wynn Williams Lawyers

Supermarket Giants Vs Fair Work Ombudsman: Employer Takeaways From Landmark Federal Court Decision

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Landmark Federal Court decision raises the bar on salary set-offs and record-keeping: what employers need to know

Australia Employment

WB

Walter Baden

Portable Long Service Leave for South Australian "Community Service" sector employees – Is your organisation ready?

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Federal Court shakes up annualised salary packaging - why getting Award pay right every pay cycle counts

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

Federal Court ruling limits use of set-off clauses for annual salaries of award-covered employees

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

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Latest Videos

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Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Tim Webster on 2SM on 23 July 2025 to discuss workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

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Swaab

Inside Employment Podcast Series - Episode 2: Policy Parallels – Industrial Relations And Immigration (Video)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

It depends – Can I make an in-specie contribution to my self-managed superfund?

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Cooper Grace Ward

What Does Labor's Landslide Mean For Employment Law In Australia? (Video)

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Ius Laboris

Employment Relations Podcast #42 – What could the proposed ban on "non-competes" mean for Australian employers?

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Piper Alderman

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