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A number of companies have responded to the Australian government’s proposal to introduce more draconian anti-bribery restrictions, including a much lower burden of proof …

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As announced in a previous newswire, the old 457 immigration programme will be replaced by several new visa categories under the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) scheme …

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According to recently published figures, the gender earnings gap over the year to August 2016 for employees and owner managers of incorporated enterprises fell by AU$42 …

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When lower paid workers in Australia are in dispute with their employer they often turn to one of the country’s 190 community legal centres where they can obtain free legal advice …

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It is now well over a year since the Heydon Royal Commission into trade union corruption and strong-arm tactics issued their final report …

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics has just published results from its latest earnings survey …

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A Bill has passed the Australian House of Representatives that will give the Immigration Minister broad powers to revalidate the criteria for issuing visas on any criteria that the Minister chooses …

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A test case is going to an Australian court soon to determine if motor cycle couriers for the fast growing food delivery services Foodora and Deliveroo are employees or independent contractors …

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Wage growth in Australia is now at its lowest level on record and in certain sectors such as mining and offshore oil production there is a drive to push down labour costs in order that existing operations can remain viable …

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A Notifiable Data Breaches Bill has now before the Australian parliament …

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A parliamentary committee has recommended the establishment of a labour-hire licencing system to stop bad practices when companies hire seasonal workers …

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The Work and Holiday visa programme is an arrangement which Australia has with a number of countries around the world …

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The government’s new PaTH youth employment programme is set to be launched soon with employers being offered 1,000 Australian dollars (728 US dollars) for each young person hired as an intern for a 12-week period …

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In a recent case the Australian Fair Work Commission found that the dismissal of an employee for refusing to follow the correct complaints procedure was fair …

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Soon after introducing two new false accounting offences, the Australian government has issued a public discussion paper on the possibility of introducing a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) scheme to help combat serious corporate crime …

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