Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Australia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Australia: Changes to labour market testing requirements implemented
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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Australia: Family and domestic violence
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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Australia: Formal public holidays to be redesignated in South Australia
The Public Holidays Act 2023 was finalised in the State’s Parliament on 30th November 2023 …
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Australia: Final sunsetting of “zombie agreements”
A ‘zombie agreement’ is a term used to describe ongoing arrangements between an employer and its employees made before the commencement of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) …
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Australia: Digital platform workers (2022-23)
During 2022-23 the proportion of people who reported undertaking digital platform work (in the last 4 weeks) was relatively small – at just under 1% (0 …
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Australia: New limits on the use of fixed-term contracts
With effects from 6th December 2023, fixed-term contracts may not exceed a period of two years, including extensions and renewals …
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Australia: Immediate economic prospects not encouraging
The Assistant Governor of the Reserve Bank has warned that fuel prices are once again impacting on overall price levels …
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Australia: A dismissal in a foreign country may be subject to Australian legal protections
In a recent case before the Fair Work Commission, it was found that a foreign employee working for an Australian company in Argentina was nevertheless subject to the protection of New South Wales (NSW) law when they were dismissed …
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Australia: South Australian workplace to face new regulations
The Work Health and Safety (Psychosocial Risks) Amendment Regulations 2023 will come into effect in December 2023 …
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Australia: Victoria’s sick pay guarantee scheme extended
Victoria’s state-funded pilot Sick Pay Guarantee Scheme has now been expanded, with the addition of over 400 job categories …
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Australia: National Skills Agreement seeks to boosts Australia’s workforce
The landmark five-year National Skills Agreement (NSA), which will take effect from January next year, will inject A$12 …
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Australia: Victoria increases protection against workplace psychosocial hazards
Victoria has not gone down the road of adopting the “Safe Work” regulations on dealing with stress-related mental health problems …
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Australia: Streamlining skill assessments
The consultation period on improving skills assessments for migrants closes on Monday, 23rd October 2023 …
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Australia: Update for basic competences scheme
From 1st July 2024 the Australian Government is to provide $436 …
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Australia: Profile of multiple jobs
In June 2023, there were 958,600 multiple job-holders, compared to just over 13 million single job-holders …
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