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Navigating The Implications Of The Supermarkets Ruling: A Guide For Employers

Employers to review the practice of making fixed periodic wage payments in respect to award or agreement-covered employees.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Labour Hire Arrangement Orders: What You Must Know

A LHAO can only be made upon application to the Fair Work Commission and only by an employee of the labour hire company or of the host business, a Union, or the host business.

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

WHS is no joke – Failure to comply with WHS laws leads to hefty fines

This case highlights the importance of having detailed, targeted and regularly updated WHS plans for sites.

Australia Employment

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

Grocery giants' pay practices don't check-out: Lessons from the recent Woolworths and Coles decision

The concept of a "set-off" clause is uncontroversial and something many employers utilise in their contractual arrangements with both salaried and non-salaried staff.

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Employee or contractor?

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Disability Discrimination Lawyer: Your Rights As A PWD

Australia Employment

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JB Solicitors

Redundancy rules reconsidered: Landmark High Court ruling on redeployment

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

Unfair contract claims – and the gig economy

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

SafeWork NSW and the High Court are reshaping redundancy. Are you ready?

Australia Employment

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McCabes

It depends – What happens when you fail to meet your minimum pension payment from a superfund?

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Federal Court shakes up annualised salary packaging - why getting Award pay right every pay cycle counts

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Contractor or Employee: Why Is It Important to Understand the Difference?

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

One year on: lessons for employers from the Closing Loopholes legislation

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Employees over contractors: the redeployment preference?

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

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Webinars

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Canada/U.S. Border: Fact or Fiction

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Green and Spiegel

Health & Safety

WHS is no joke – Failure to comply with WHS laws leads to hefty fines

This case highlights the importance of having detailed, targeted and regularly updated WHS plans for sites.

Australia Employment

CG

Coleman Greig Lawyers

Sleep Apnoea and Shift Work – what NSW workers need to know

This article outlines how sleep apnoea is linked to shift work, the process of making a claim and what evidence is needed to establish sleep apnoea is work related.

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Neurodiversity in the workplace – important legal considerations for employers

For employers, there are legal risks in engaging, managing, and dealing with performance and conduct issues of neurodiverse employees.

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

Do employers have to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) in NSW?

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Responding with compassion when it matters most

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Twist of fate: A painful lesson in liability

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Drug And Alcohol Testing In The Workplace: What You Need To Know

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Inside Safety Podcast Series - Episode 2 Spotlight On Silica – Recent Developments And Trends

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employee Awarded $305k In Record Sexual Harassment Payout

Australia Employment

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Swaab

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Employment Litigation/ Tribunals

"By poaching our clients after he left, he breached the restraint clause in his employment contract" – which case won?

Restraint of trade clauses are often included by employers to protect their client relationships should an employee leave and start up work in competition.

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

No employment, No liability: The NSWCA on foster carers and vicarious responsibility

The decision in MTH reinforces the high threshold required to establish public authority liability under section 43A of the CLA.

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Use of AI criticised by FWC

Recent decision highlights considerations for HR professionals arising from the relying on AI models or apps for legal advice in FWC matters.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Twist of fate: A painful lesson in liability

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

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

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

What International Employers Should Know About The High Court Of Australia's Decision On Searching For Redeployment Options In Redundancy

Australia Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Receiving a WorkCover Notice of Assessment – Queensland

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

FWC says fighting in the workplace can be justified

Australia Employment

K

Kennedys

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

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Employee Benefits & Compensation

Federal Court shakes up annualised salary packaging - why getting Award pay right every pay cycle counts

FC ruled that set-off clauses apply only per pay period, not annually, putting employers at risk for underpaying Modern Award entitlements.

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Federal Court ruling limits use of set-off clauses for annual salaries of award-covered employees

This decision makes clear that an obligation to pay entitlements owing under an award can only be satisfied by paying the relevant amount within the relevant pay period.

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Sleep Apnoea and Shift Work – what NSW workers need to know

This article outlines how sleep apnoea is linked to shift work, the process of making a claim and what evidence is needed to establish sleep apnoea is work related.

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Employment Law In Australia - An Overview

Australia Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

No employment, No liability: The NSWCA on foster carers and vicarious responsibility

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Quantum meruit in professional services - a Court of Appeal win

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

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

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Understanding your workers' compensation rights for musculoskeletal injuries

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

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

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

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Contract of Employment

Navigating The Implications Of The Supermarkets Ruling: A Guide For Employers

Employers to review the practice of making fixed periodic wage payments in respect to award or agreement-covered employees.

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Labour Hire Arrangement Orders: What You Must Know

A LHAO can only be made upon application to the Fair Work Commission and only by an employee of the labour hire company or of the host business, a Union, or the host business.

Australia Employment

CG

Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Grocery giants' pay practices don't check-out: Lessons from the recent Woolworths and Coles decision

The concept of a "set-off" clause is uncontroversial and something many employers utilise in their contractual arrangements with both salaried and non-salaried staff.

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Employee or contractor?

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Disability Discrimination Lawyer: Your Rights As A PWD

Australia Employment

JS

JB Solicitors

Unfair contract claims – and the gig economy

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Contractor or Employee: Why Is It Important to Understand the Difference?

Australia Employment

L

LegalVision

One year on: lessons for employers from the Closing Loopholes legislation

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Employees over contractors: the redeployment preference?

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

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Latest Videos

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

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

IL

Ius Laboris

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

PA

Piper Alderman

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

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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