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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.

Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Tim Webster on 2SM on 23 July 2025 to discuss workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

Debate about workplace relationships and what employers can and can't do when private lives intersect with professional roles.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

ATO Guidance On Meaning Of Employee For Super Guarantee (SG) Purposes

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) finalised an update to its income tax ruling regarding the definition of employee to include guidance on SG obligations. Additionally, it has withdrawn Superannuation Guarantee...

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Alvarez & Marsal

Major employment law changes – wage theft, penalties & superannuation

From 2025, wage theft becomes a crime, penalties rise, super increases to 12% & payday super starts July 2026—employers must act.

Australia Employment

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McCarthy Durie Lawyers

When Do I Need To Pay Termination Entitlements?

This decision is a timely reminder that termination entitlements must be paid in full on the employee's final day.

Australia Employment

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

No clause, no comfort: Court reinforces implied notice obligations for employers

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Exposure to toxic chemicals increases cancer risk for firefighters

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Employers Beware – $100,000 Fine for Failing to Ensure Safe and Appropriate Workplace

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

Employment law changes: What you need to know

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

Workplace relations changes effective 1 July 2025

Australia Employment

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Employment Relations Podcast #44 – When is the deal done? Resolving employment disputes

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Big win – first time father entitled to paid parental leave as primary carer

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Workers' compensation entitlements for construction workers in Queensland

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

2025 Employment And Workplace Relations In Australia Legal Guide

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Portable Long Service Leave Scheme To Commence In The New South Wales Community Services Industry

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Immigration And Australian Federal Election Campaign Promises

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

A Key Issue For The Federal Election 2025

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

Australian Visa Processing Times And Key Migration Updates

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

It depends – Trust vesting

Australia Commercial

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Do I have to tell my employer about my criminal record?

Australia Criminal

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Workplace Wrap - July 2025

As we find ourselves in the new financial year, a number of the key financial thresholds relating to employees have changed.

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Australia Year-End Payroll Activities For 2025: A Complete Employer's Guide

As of 30 June 2024, there were 2.66 million actively trading businesses in Australia—nearly 1 million of them employing staff.

Australia Employment

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Nexdigm Private Limited

Important Workplace Relations Changes Effective 1 July 2025

Employers and employees alike should be aware of important changes in the workplace relations arena.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

What Happens If Employers Do Not Pay Super to Eligible Contractors?

What a superannuation guarantee is and your obligations as an employer.

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

What Today's Employees Really Want: Updating Your Business Offering for 2025

Australia Employment

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Worrells

FWC raises the bar for responding to flexible work requests

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

Flexible working arrangements – lessons for employers responding to employee requests

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Supreme Court rules 18-day stint in Queensland enough to activate long service leave entitlements

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

HR Leaders – Vulnerable and Exposed

Australia Employment

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McCabes

A guide to Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) in workers' compensation claims Queensland

Australia Litigation

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Hall Payne Lawyers

3.5% minimum wage increase from 1 July 2025

Australia Employment

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Avant Law

Minimum Wage To Increase To $948.00 Per Week From 1 July 2025

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Fair Work Commission 2025 Annual Wage Review 3 June, 2025

Australia Employment

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McCabes

Minimum wage increases from 1 July 2025 – what employers need to know

Australia Employment

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

3.5% minimum wage increase from 1 July 2025

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has announced a 3.5% increase to the Australian National Minimum Wage.

Australia Employment

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Avant Law

Minimum Wage To Increase To $948.00 Per Week From 1 July 2025

The Fair Work Commission has handed down its annual wage review decision for 2025. From 1 July 2025, the national minimum wage will increase to $948.00 per week, or $24.95 per hour.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Fair Work Commission 2025 Annual Wage Review 3 June, 2025

FWC announced a 3.5% rise in all modern award rates and the National Minimum Wage which will come into effect from 1 July 2025.

Australia Employment

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McCabes

Minimum wage increases from 1 July 2025 – what employers need to know

Employers must implement recent minimum wage increases from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2025.

Australia Employment

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

A Big Swing And A Progressive Senate: What's Next For Workplace Laws In Australia?

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Payroll Tax, Amnesties And Related Developments For Health Practices

Health practices across Australia have been paying increasing attention to their potential exposure to payroll tax.

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

What To Expect In 2025: Employment Law In Australia

Last year was a significant one for employment law in Australia and we are expecting this year to be just as important, especially with the upcoming federal election.

Australia Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Understanding estoppel in workers compensation claims

Looks at the role of estoppel in a recent decision & its impact on decision making in proceedings.

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

Bullying or Reasonable Management Action – the Stop Bullying Jurisdiction

Challenges employers face when managing underperforming employees.

Australia Employment

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McCabes

Tasmanian case confirmed an insurer is liable to cover weekly payments where a late medical certificate of capacity has been provided

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Managing historical liabilities in business sales and restructures

Australia Employment

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Avant Law

Wage theft as a criminal offence

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Navigating enterprise bargaining: Tactics and strategies

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Workers' compensation lump sum payments in Queensland

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Adaptation is more than work history

Australia Employment

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McCabes

Workers compensation for volunteers | NSW

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Worker's compensation lump sum payments for permanent impairment Tasmania

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Discussion paper released on corporate misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee

Australia Insolvency

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

I've been issued with a section 81A notice by my workers compensation insurer – what do I do now?

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Commission finds that it was unreasonable for an employer to require an employee to work a 40-hour week

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stanley on 2GB and 4BC on 11 February 2025 to discuss legal issues related to Valentine's Day in the workplace

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Recovery of Outstanding Superannuation Guarantee Charge

Australia Employment

CP

Cathro & Partners

Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Ron Wilson on 3 February 2024 on 2SM to discuss the employment law issues arising from employees appearing on reality TV shows

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Is the price right? Wage compliance for small business employers

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

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Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Tim Webster on 2SM on 23 July 2025 to discuss workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

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Swaab

It Depends – Can an employee make an underpayment claim when their annual salary is higher than their minimum Award entitlements?

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Cooper Grace Ward

[Podcast] Insights into the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) with Stephen Humphreys

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Cathro & Partners

Full disclosure podcast, volume 1: Navigating stand downs, redundancy and unfair dismissal after JobKeeper

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Legal Lockdown - Episode 6: Beyond Blue and COVID-19

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Holman Webb Lawyers

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