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Skilled Worker Salary Thresholds: What Sponsoring A Role Costs
If you want to sponsor a worker under the Skilled Worker route, you need to understand both the minimum salary requirements and the wider cost of sponsorship. Those rules sit on top of the general considerations that apply when hiring workers from overseas. For most new Skilled Worker applications, you must pay at least £41,700 per year or 100% of the going rate for the worker’s occupation code, whichever is higher.
Australia Employment
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LegalVision
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Flexible Work Requests - When Employee Safety Comes First
A recent Fair Work Commission decision confirms that employers may refuse flexible work requests where genuine workplace health and safety concerns exist. The case examined whether a council's requirement for two employees to be present at a visitor centre constituted reasonable business grounds for refusing a part-time remote work arrangement following incidents of aggressive public behavior.
Australia Employment
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Bartier Perry
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Pending Reforms To Non-compete Clauses: What Employers Should Be Doing Now
The Australian government plans to prohibit non-compete clauses for workers earning below $190,100 from 2027, fundamentally reshaping how employers protect confidential information and customer relationships. With draft legislation expected in 2026, organisations face a critical window to review employment contracts and develop alternative workforce protection strategies. What steps should employers take now to prepare for these sweeping reforms to post-employment restraints?
Australia Employment
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Bartier Perry
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Long Service Entitlements In NSW
After five years of continuous service in New South Wales, employees may qualify for pro rata long service leave payments under specific circumstances—even before reaching the standard 10-year threshold. Understanding when these entitlements arise, particularly in cases of illness, incapacity, or pressing necessity, can significantly impact both employees facing career transitions and employers managing termination obligations.
Australia Employment
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Carroll & O'Dea
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Bankruptcy And Employment: Can You Keep Working?
Bankruptcy does not automatically end your career in Australia, but the impact varies significantly by profession. While most employees can continue working without interruption, lawyers, financial advisers, company directors and other regulated professionals face additional reporting obligations, regulatory scrutiny and potential restrictions under profession-specific legislation that operate independently of bankruptcy law itself.
Australia Insolvency
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Stonegate Legal
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When Does Employee Absence Amount To Abandonment Of Employment? Lessons From The Haque Decision
When an employee stops attending work without explanation and doesn't respond to contact attempts, can an employer treat this as 'abandonment of employment'? The Fair Work Commission's recent Haque decision raises important questions about whether such situations constitute dismissal at the employer's initiative, potentially challenging established precedent and creating new risks for employers managing unexplained absences.
Australia Employment
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Holding Redlich
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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
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Gilchrist Connell
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