The Work Health and Safety (Review Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill) was first introduced in Parliament on 16 May 2024 and has now passed both Houses of the South Australian Parliament. The changes will take effect on a day to be fixed by proclamation and will make significant amendments to the Work Health and Safety

The Federal Treasury is engaging in consultation as part of a review into worker non-compete clauses and other related restraints (the Competition Review). Concerns have been identified by stakeholders and through recent court decisions about the widespread use of restraints clauses including in contracts for low paid workers (who are not compensated for the restraint), and

Many employers continue to operate on the basis that, on termination of employment (for whatever reason) entitlements will be paid ‘in the next pay run’ or ‘in the next 7 days’, but this is not the correct legal approach. And the consequences of non-compliance can be costly… To illustrate the point, a recent (and complicated) Federal

We have previously alerted clients to the fact that the Fair Work Commission will be required to draft model terms for inclusion in all modern awards, by 30 June 2024. Following consultation by the Commission with stakeholders over April 2024, a first draft of the proposed model term has now been released.  The intention is to

We thought it timely to provide a refresher by way of topic summary, the changes, and the effective date of those changes to the Fair Work Act.  This is supported by a table below which summarises the date of effect of changes since 15 December 2023 and up to 26 February 2025. Overview Closing Loopholes Act

This Alert reminds our valued clients of the upcoming changes in relation to casual employment, following the passage of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 (Closing Loopholes No. 2 Act). What are the changes? The changes, which will take effect on 26 August 2024, include: A new definition of ‘casual employee’