Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Australia as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Australia: New constraints on job advertisements
Job advertisements must no longer include pay rates that undercut employees’ minimum statutory entitlements, regardless of when the advert was originally posted …
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Australia: Changes to fixed terms contracts
From 6th December 2023, employers may no longer employ someone on a fixed-term contract that: (1) is for two or more years (including extensions); (2) is sought to be extended more than once, or (3) is a new contract that is for the same (or a substantially similar) role as previous contracts …
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Australia: More employees will be able to request flexible working arrangements
From 6th June 2023, the right to request flexible working arrangements will also apply to: (1) …
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Australia: Professional Employees Award to be amended to impose overtime and penalty rates for employers in IT, science and engineering
This award applies to highly-skilled IT, engineering and scientific professionals not normally covered by the generality of modern awards …
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Australia: Inflation hits a post-1990 peak
Price rises the highest since 1990 …
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Australia: Boozy lunch valid reason for dismissal
It is lawful for a company to enforce a no-alcohol policy – even to the point of dismissal …
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Australia: South Australian government proposes changes to its public holidays
The South Australian government is considering alignment of public holidays with other States …
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Australia: Trade deal unlocks access to India
The agreement’s primary purpose is to remove the practice of taxing payments or credits made to Indian residents or resident companies, for technical services provided remotely to Australian Clients …
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Australia: Proposed changes to paid parental leave
If passed by the commonwealth parliament, from 1st July 2023, pay for parental leave and “dad and partner” leave will be combined into one payment and the total sum increase from 90 days (18 weeks) to 100 days (20 weeks) …
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Australia: Extended paid family and domestic violence leave
Effective 1st February 2023, the current entitlement to five days of unpaid family and domestic violence leave will be increased to 10 days paid leave per annum …
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Australia: Limitations on pay secrecy and fixed-term contracts
The amendments to the Fair Work Act which came into force last month contain two changes that we have not so far reported …
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Australia: 2023 Legislative changes in the employment field
2023 will be a year of further legislative changes in the employment field …
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Australia: Respect at work Bill gains parliamentary approval
The Bill implements many of the recommendations of the Respect@work report and amends the Gender Equality Act 2012 …
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Australia: Changes to Western Australia immigration rules
The State is increasing its drive to encourage immigration by a broad range of skilled workers …
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Australia: Industrial manslaughter provisions
The Federal government has made it clear that it intends to issue an amendment to the WHS Act that will introduce corporate manslaughter as a specific offence …
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