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The Justice Select Committee is currently considering the Arbitration Amendment Bill …

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The practice of requiring employees to attend unpaid meetings has now been exposed by the labour inspectorate through what has come to be known as the Smiths City employment court decision …

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The operator of a former BP2Go branded petroleum service outlet has been fined $120,000 (US$87,000) and is required to pay $132,000 (US$95,000) in arears to two employees after it was found that they were unlawfully exploiting immigrant workers …

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The Employment Relations Amendment Bill is now making its way through the national parliament and, as it does so, the relative strengths of different proposals are becoming more evident …

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A new parliamentary Labour Relations Bill is generating strong opposition from employer organisations across the country …

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A new Privacy Bill has been drawn up to replace the existing Privacy Act (1993) …

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Small companies, and larger companies with small branch offices, may benefit from a payroll management subsidy to encourage them to use professional intermediaries and thus be more likely to submit their income tax and social security payments in a timely and lawful way …

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Proposed labour reforms give proposed new rights to trade unions, establish collective bargaining (inclusive of pay rates) as the workplace norm, introduce new rest breaks and transfer of undertaking protections …

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The government was elected last Autumn on the promise that reinstatement after dismissal during a trial period could be ordered by a special body …

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Immigration continues to be a major issue of concern for politicians …

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The Employment Relations Authority has fined the airline Quantas for reverting to old rotating shift rosters without adequately consulting their employees …

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The Labour government has plans to introduce a number of legal reforms this year – including the extension of paid parental leave from 18 to 22 weeks from July 1st …

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A recent court ruling makes it much more difficult for companies to use intermediaries than hire employees direct …

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Latest provisional 2016 data shows that the rate of work-related, serious non-fatal injuries fell to 14 …

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An agreement has been reached between the two government coalition parties to increase the national hourly minimum wage for those aged 18+ by 27% to $20 (US$13 …

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