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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.

I've just been terminated: Should I lodge an unfair dismissal application?

A range of factors are important in assessing whether you will be successful in an unfair dismissal claim.

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Workers' compensation claims Queensland - your rights regarding medical treatment

It is important that injured workers have a good understanding of their options following a workplace injury.

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

NSW rail transport strikes and the poker game of industrial relations

NSW transport authorities, and the transport unions, have been locked in a struggle; ostensibly about the pay of transport workers.

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Police PTSD compensation claims

Every year hundreds of police employees are medically discharged with psychological workers compensation claims.

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Strata owners corporation convicted over site death

Australia Employment

S

Stacks Law Firm

Farm injuries show safety must be taken seriously

Australia Employment

S

Stacks Law Firm

Institutions can be vicariously liable for sexual abuse

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Australian Government Releases Work Health And Safety (Sexual And Gender-Based Harassment) Code Of Practice 2025

Australia Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Pharmacy Disciplinary Proceedings – Sometimes You Just Have to Keep on Fighting

Australia Employment

BP

Bennett & Philp Lawyers

How to Minimise Unfair Dismissal Claims: What Employers Need to Know

Australia Employment

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Sexual Harassment At Work And The Use Of Non-disclosure Agreements

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

How Do I Create a Single Enterprise Agreement?

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Navigating workplace investigations: a quick guide for employers

Australia Employment

ML

MDC Legal

The price of safety – breaking the rules might break the bank

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Is an employee's secret recording of a workplace conversation a valid reason for dismissal?

Australia Employment

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

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

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

BFA Family Law Basics 2025

Australia Family

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JB Solicitors

Probation periods at work – understanding your rights

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Clearance Achieved: Securing Regulatory Approval For NSW's First Renewable Energy Zone (Video)

Australia Energy

FC

FTI Consulting

Contract of Employment

How Do I Create a Single Enterprise Agreement?

A single enterprise agreement is an agreement between an employer, or multiple employers who are single-interest, and their employees.

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Breaking Free: Non-compete clauses may be banned for nearly 3 million Aussies

Employers could be significantly impacted updates related to non-compete, non-solicitation, and restraint of trade.

Australia Employment

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Ron Wilson on 2SM on 2 April 2025 to discuss the proposed limitation on non-compete clauses

Proposed limitation on non-compete clauses.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

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

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Non-compete clauses to be banned - non solicitation clauses up for discussion

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Federal Budget 2025: Labor's plan to abolish non-compete clauses and empower workers

Australia Employment

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Federal Budget 2025-26 – proposal to ban non-compete clauses

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Link to article "Employers' ‘game of bluff' with non-compete clauses is over"

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Managing historical liabilities in business sales and restructures

Australia Employment

A

Avant Law

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Institutions can be vicariously liable for sexual abuse

Recent cases in Australia demonstrate that institutions can be vicariously liable for sexual abuse.

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Australian Government Releases Work Health And Safety (Sexual And Gender-Based Harassment) Code Of Practice 2025

As part of a suite of reforms intended to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based harassment, the Australian Government has released a detailed code of practice under work health and safety legislation.

Australia Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Sexual Harassment At Work And The Use Of Non-disclosure Agreements

Sexual harassment is prohibited by the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) and the Fair Work Act 2009.

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Recent And Emerging Employment Law Changes Impacting Australian Employers

Australia Employment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

What is disability discrimination?

Australia Government

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

What To Expect In 2025: Employment Law In Australia

Australia Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

New federal laws mandate gender equality targets for employers with 500+ employees

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Federal code on sexual harassment

Australia Employment

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McCabes

Bullying or Reasonable Management Action – the Stop Bullying Jurisdiction

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Migration: One Solution To Labour Shortages?

The growing strain from an ageing workforce and declining birth rates has resulted in significant labour market tightness across many OECD countries.

Worldwide Immigration

IL

Ius Laboris

Is superannuation paid on workers compensation payments in NSW?

Should superannuation contributions continue to be made when receiving workers compensation payments? It depends.

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

It Depends – Can an SMSF buy shares in a private company?

Whether your SMSF can buy shares in a private company.

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Directors And Officers Of Retirement Villages In Western Australia–The Retirement Villages Amendment Bill 2024 Materially Increases Your Risk Of Being Personally Liable For The Acts And Omissions Of Your Organisation

Australia Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

Understanding U.S. Tax On Australian Superannuation Accounts

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Gordon Law

Legislative changes which could impact your business' cashflow

Australia Employment

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Worrells

It Depends – Can I access my super because I have ‘retired'?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Podcast: SMSFs with CGW – Can I access my super because I have ‘retired'?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

How 2024 is shaping up for super trustees

Australia Commercial

PA

Piper Alderman

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

I've just been terminated: Should I lodge an unfair dismissal application?

A range of factors are important in assessing whether you will be successful in an unfair dismissal claim.

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

How to Minimise Unfair Dismissal Claims: What Employers Need to Know

It is vital employers adopt strategies that minimise the risk of successful unfair dismissal claims.

Australia Employment

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Navigating workplace investigations: a quick guide for employers

Explores the investigation process, starting from appointing a suitable investigator to drawing conclusions from evidence.

Australia Employment

ML

MDC Legal

Is an employee's secret recording of a workplace conversation a valid reason for dismissal?

Australia Employment

HW

Holman Webb Lawyers

What To Expect In 2025: Employment Law In Australia

Australia Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Hiring and Firing Essentials for Healthcare Providers

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Failure to attend independent medical examination justified dismissal

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Fair Work Commission sets bar high for policy changes

Australia Employment

S

Swaab

Elisha v Vision Australia Limited 2024

Australia Employment

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

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Latest Videos

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

PA

Piper Alderman

Key updates: new workplace laws

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Avant Law

Employment law - hot topics

RM

Roam Migration Law

Federal Election Podcast And Video Series: Workplace Reforms

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills

It Depends – Transferring property to an SMSF

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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