Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Australia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Australia: Youth employment programme
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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Australia: Employee fairly dismissed for failing to follow reasonable complaints procedure
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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Australia: Consultation opens on deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) scheme
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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Australia: Anti-bribery amendments – turning a blind eye no longer an option
Two new offences of false accounting have been introduced to Australia’s Federal Criminal Code in an attempt to prevent companies from bribing foreign government officials and to make enforcement of such offences easier …
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Australia: Private health insurance premiums to increase less than last year
The escalating cost of private health insurance in Australia had led Health Minister Sussan Ley to intervene in order to limit increased profit taking by insurers in the sector …
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Australia: Final version of Fair Work Amendment Bill passed
A Bill amending the Fair Work Act has finally been passed by both of Australia’s Houses of Parliament — nearly two years after first being introduced into parliament …
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Australia: Unionisation continues to fall
Over the last two decades trade union membership in Australia has fallen from 40% of the working population to just 15% today …
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Australia: Model terms on annual leave
Further to its June decision on annual leave clauses in modern awards (see our newswire dated June 17th 2015), Australia’s Fair Work Commission has now finalised its model terms in relation to excessive leave, cashing out of leave and granting leave in advance …
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Australia: Reversal of 2013 changes to Queensland’s workers compensation law
In Queensland, Australia, a law which amends the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 has come into force …
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Australia: Reversal of 2013 changes to workers compensation law
In Queensland, Australia, a law which amends the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 has come into force …
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Australia: Changes to workers compensation scheme
In Australia, the New South Wales Government has responded to criticism of the workers compensation scheme and the conflict of interest that existed in the former regulatory body (WorkCover) by introducing a number of financial and structural changes …
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Australia: Plans for paid parental leave have been dropped
The Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, has announced that plans to implement paid parental leave are now ‘off the table’ …
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Australia: Lessons for employers when providing alcohol at work events
A recent ruling by the Fair Work Commission in Australia has highlighted the importance of employers serving alcohol responsibly at work functions …
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Australia: Taxation Office matches visa information
With effect from September 2015, the Australian Taxation Office will start collecting information about visa holders and sponsors from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection …
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Australia: Reforming the labour relations system
Following its review of the workplace relations system, the Australian Productivity Commission has produced a draft report for public consultation …
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