Australia: Employment and HR

Subscribe
Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.
Article
Breaking News: Minimum Wages Increased And Related Issues You Might Have Missed
The Fair Work Commission's 2026 Annual Wage Review has delivered significant changes to Australia's minimum wage landscape, including a 4.75% increase to modern award rates and a structural adjustment to the lowest pay classifications. These changes will reshape wage structures across industries and create important compliance obligations for employers navigating enterprise agreements, annualised salary arrangements, and award-based remuneration systems.
Australia Employment
PA
Piper Alderman
Article
Re-examining The Prohibition Of Gender Identity Discrimination
The Full Federal Court's decision in Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd v Tickle clarifies the framework for establishing gender identity discrimination under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, determining that exclusion based on appearance characteristics that appertain to transgender women constitutes direct rather than indirect discrimination. The ruling has sparked debate about proposed legislative reforms that would define 'man' and 'woman' strictly by biological sex at birth, potentially impacting transgender rig
Australia Employment
PA
Piper Alderman
See more

Contract of Employment

Article
Working From Home: From Request To Right?
Victoria's proposed Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 would establish a statutory right for eligible employees to work remotely up to two days per week, fundamentally shifting the balance of workplace flexibility from employer discretion to employee entitlement. The legislation creates a cascading framework of obligations that requires employers to accommodate remote work arrangements unless they can demonstrate specific, prescribed impacts that meet statutory thresholds.
Australia Employment
GC
Gilchrist Connell
See more

Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Article
Re-examining The Prohibition Of Gender Identity Discrimination
The Full Federal Court's decision in Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd v Tickle clarifies the framework for establishing gender identity discrimination under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, determining that exclusion based on appearance characteristics that appertain to transgender women constitutes direct rather than indirect discrimination. The ruling has sparked debate about proposed legislative reforms that would define 'man' and 'woman' strictly by biological sex at birth, potentially impacting transgender rig
Australia Employment
PA
Piper Alderman
See more

Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

See more

Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Article
The Resignation That Wasn’t!
A Fair Work Commission ruling demonstrates that unclear employee statements during emotional or confusing circumstances may not constitute valid resignations. The decision in Jung Hong v Green Drake Pty Ltd examines how language barriers, distress, and ambiguous communication can transform what appears to be a resignation into an employer-initiated dismissal, creating potential liability under the Fair Work Act.
Australia Employment
CG
Clifford Gouldson Lawyers
See more

Latest Videos

See more