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A survey recently conducted by the Australian HR Institute has found that hiring is at its lowest point in over a year, although there are few plans to undertake collective redundancies …

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The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has recently published a useful fact sheet addressing some recent changes to general protections under the “Fair Work Act 2009” …

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In a recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) case, a former employee received a dismissal email on 1st November 2023 …

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Queensland employers are now prohibited from taking out insurance to cover fines and penalties for workplace health and safety (WHS) breaches …

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From 1st July 2024 paid parental leave entitlements will be increased from 20 to 22 weeks a year …

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Australia has become the first country in the World to place a ban on engineered stone, a popular material for kitchen and bathroom benchtops, after documenting hundreds of cases of silicosis in workers in the industry who were exposed to dust from cutting the product …

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Over the year to November 2023, average weekly ‘ordinary time’ earnings for full-time adults increased by 4 …

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Legislation in the pipeline (and possibly made effective this month) will introduce a new right to disconnect for all workers …

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Those employed by intermediaries rather than an ‘end user’ are called ‘Labour hire workers’ in Australia …

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From 1st July 2024, proposed tax cuts will reduce the current 19% tax rate to 16% (for incomes between $18,200 and $45,000); reduce the 32 …

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Compared to many advanced economies, the overall earnings gap in Australia is remarkably small …

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The draft South Australian Work Health and Safety (Review Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2024 has made important amendments in relation to civil dispute resolution processes for work health and safety matters, right of entry, and to improve fairness for victims and families affected by serious workplace accidents …

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Section 13B of the Shop Trading Hours Act 1977 states that a retail outlet may only be open on a Sunday or public holiday (when that outlet is permitted to trade) if each employee concerned has voluntarily accepted an offer by the employer to work on that day …

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Employers are now no longer required to advertise on the Workforce Australia website to meet labour market testing (LMT) requirements for Temporary Skill Shortage subclass 482 (TSS) and Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) subclass 494 visa (SESR) sponsorships …

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Family and domestic violence can deeply affect an employee’s ability to function in their job and can also sometimes spill over into the workplace …

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