Australia: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

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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.

Inside IR Podcast Series - Episode 29 Gender-based Undervaluation And Its Impact On Modern Award Rates Of Pay (Video)

Each episode arms human resources, industrial relations and legal professionals with the latest industrial relations thinking.

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Safety-net Changes For Degree-qualified Workers: When Something You Didn't Know About Can Hurt You

Fair Work Commission to take into account the need to achieve gender equality in the workplace and eliminating gender-based undervaluation.

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Excessive Hours And Other Breaches See Employer Ordered To Pay Over $59,000 Compensation And Penalties

Australian Institute has found that on average, employees are completing 3.6 hours of unpaid overtime a week.

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

In The Media : Employee preferences alone may not justify flexible work arrangements

In the media, in practice and courts, and cases.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

NSW Government Bulletin: Employee preferences alone may not justify flexible work arrangements

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Michael Byrnes appeared on Money News with Evan Lucas on 2GB on 4 August 2025 to discuss the proposed Victorian state government work from home laws.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Australia's Workplace Thresholds And Limits For The New Financial Year

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Employee sues for $780k after alleged breach of Right to Disconnect

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

FWC says fighting in the workplace can be justified

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

Flexibility vs operational needs: FWC backs employer in remote work dispute

Australia Employment

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Coldplay controversy exposes HR vulnerability in leadership relationships

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Swaab

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

Australia Employment

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Swaab

7 Common Questions About Workplace Relationships

Australia Employment

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Swaab

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

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Alvarez & Marsal

Australia's Workplace Thresholds And Limits For The New Financial Year

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Dismissal upheld: employee breaches employer's directions while recovering from illness

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

It depends – Should my superannuation death benefit be paid to my estate, to be dealt with under my Will?

Australia Family

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Cooper Grace Ward

Employee sues for $780k after alleged breach of Right to Disconnect

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

Inside Employment Podcast Series - Investigations, Part 1 - What's The Fuss With Whistleblowing Investigations? (Video)

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Workplace relationships: The legal position (Coldplay concert edition)

Workplace relationships aren't banned, but conflicts of interest must be disclosed—especially where power dynamics or secrecy exist.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Michael Byrnes appeared on ABC News Radio on 21 July 2025 to discuss the issue of workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

Even if it's not captured at a Coldplay concert, are there any legal implications to workplace relationships?

Australia Employment

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Swaab

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

The minimum notice requirements in section 117 of the Fair Work Act do not confer a right of termination.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Rethinking Redeployment In The Work-From-Home Era

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Managing Cross Border Sexual Harassment Investigations In Australia And Asia––10 Key Considerations For Employers (Part 3)

Worldwide Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

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Piper Alderman

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

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

2025 Employment And Workplace Relations In Australia Legal Guide

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inside Employment Podcast Series - Episode 2: Policy Parallels – Industrial Relations And Immigration (Video)

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

This article explains when a settlement agreement is binding, what common "settlement" phrases mean and how they may impact the enforceability (or not) of a settlement proposal.

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

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

Paid parental leave offers benefits for both parents and children, including improved health outcomes, increased bonding time, and greater gender equality in the workplace and at home.

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

2025 Employment And Workplace Relations In Australia Legal Guide

The Australian Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety team help our clients achieve...

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Inside Employment Podcast Series - Episode 2: Policy Parallels – Industrial Relations And Immigration (Video)

In our second episode of Inside Employment, we explore the evolving intersection between industrial relations and immigration law. As regulatory frameworks continue to shift, we're seeing increasing crossover...

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Workplace surveillance could be changing – what do employers need to know?

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

From final warning to Fair Work Commission – the risks of internal investigations for employee misconduct

Murphy v Xavier College Limited [2025] FWC 1284

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

HR Leaders – Vulnerable and Exposed

HR leaders are facing more pressure, scrutiny and increased personal exposure.

Australia Employment

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McCabes

Employment Law Compliance In The Food And Hospitality Industry

Ensure your employment contracts clearly outline working hours, pay rates, and break entitlements according to the relevant award.

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Tax Ruling Confirms Employee Classification For Superannuation Purposes

Recent High Court rulings have transformed the legal framework for determining employment relationships in Australia.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Working In The Heat – Workers' Compensation And Employee Rights In Queensland

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Education Law Notes – Term 2, 2025

Australia Healthcare

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Carroll & O'Dea

Key Updates: Employment Law Wrap-Up

Australia Employment

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Avant Law

Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article, "Proposed non-compete ban could backfire on workers, firm warns", published in Lawyers Weekly on 20 May 2025

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Flexible work arrangements: Is your business meeting the requirements?

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Political expression and workplace protections – defining the boundaries

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Reasonable Business Grounds are not enough to refuse a flexible work request

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

What Does Labor's Landslide Mean For Employment Law In Australia? (Video)

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Proposed workers compensation changes: a harsh shift for legitimately injured workers in NSW

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Holding the Reins: Employer Responsible for Aggravated Psychological Condition

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Industrial action in action

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

Australia's Recent Federal Election Result: Implications For Employers

Australia Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Understanding Australia's Proposed Non-Compete Ban (Podcast)

Australia Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Employment rights for minors in Queensland

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

NSW rail transport strikes and the poker game of industrial relations

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

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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

Inside Employment Podcast Series - Episode 2: Policy Parallels – Industrial Relations And Immigration (Video)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What Does Labor's Landslide Mean For Employment Law In Australia? (Video)

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Ius Laboris

Employment Relations Podcast #42 – What could the proposed ban on "non-competes" mean for Australian employers?

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Piper Alderman

Key updates: new workplace laws

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Avant Law

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