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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

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Ius Laboris

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

What are non-compete clauses? What is proposed?

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

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

What are non-compete clauses? What will this mean for employers?

Australia Employment

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

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

Bill is a significant legislative step aimed at accelerating gender equality in Australian workplaces. Action items for employers.

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Company fined for safety breach in high-pressure blasting accident

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Federal code on sexual harassment

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

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

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Understanding estoppel in workers compensation claims

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

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

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Bullying or Reasonable Management Action – the Stop Bullying Jurisdiction

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

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

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Managing historical liabilities in business sales and restructures

Australia Employment

A

Avant Law

Unique Opportunity for Finance Professionals

Australia Employment

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Unique Opportunity for Credit Professionals

Australia Employment

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

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Webinars

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Canada/U.S. Border: Fact or Fiction

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Green and Spiegel

Recorded on 4 Feb 2025 | 3:00 PM

Immigration and Global Mobility: What to Expect and How to Prepare During the Second Trump Administration

Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm

Recorded on 21 Jan 2025 | 3:00 PM

2025 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CCCA | Mondaq

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The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association

Recorded on 15 Jan 2025 | 9:30 AM

Surviving the Labour Code Minefield: The Critical Employer Hotspots

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AZB & Partners

Redundancy/Layoff

Hiring and Firing Essentials for Healthcare Providers

Ensure your hiring and firing processes in healthcare comply with both regulatory standards and employment laws.

Australia Employment

L

LegalVision

Adaptation is more than work history

Asessment of adaptation requires a consideration of the Claimant's deterioration or de-compensation in work.

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

Flexible work arrangement in Japan no barrier to redundancy

Employers to ensure that they can meet the "genuine redundancy" exemption.

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article, "How to navigate misconduct investigations involving mental health challenges".

Australia Employment

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Swaab

When workplace policies become enforceable legal obligations with significant risk: Lessons from the High Court's decision in Elisha v Vision Australia

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Termination of Employment – Getting It Right the First Time

Australia Employment

RC

Rostron Carlyle Rojas

A Shake-Up of an Old Rule: Damages for Psychiatric Injury for Terminating an Employee's Employment

Australia Employment

ML

MDC Legal

A new era – botched disciplinary and dismissal processes can give rise to psychological injury claims says the High Court of Australia

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Can I Dismiss Employees Whose Jobs Have Been Replaced by AI?

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

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Health & Safety

Company fined for safety breach in high-pressure blasting accident

Recent case emphasises the importance of ensuring all workers engaging high risk activities follow appropriate safety measures.

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Bullying or Reasonable Management Action – the Stop Bullying Jurisdiction

Challenges employers face when managing underperforming employees.

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

Lessons for Employers– How failure to consult on workplace policy led to reinstatement of intoxicated worker

Importance of consulting with your workforce around policy changes and choosing appropriate methods of communication.

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Case summary: Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Sako [2025] NSWCA 12 – the uninsured liability scheme and dust disease claims

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Adaptation is more than work history

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

Education Law Notes – Term 1, 2025

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Do You Have Employees Working In Queensland? What You Need To Know About The New Sexual Harassment Prevention Plan Requirements Effective March 1, 2025

Australia Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Spotlight on: Northern NSW Local Health Network v Heggie [2013] NSWCA 255 – disciplinary action taken without proper consideration of the workers response is unreasonable

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Record fine in South Australia for reckless conduct offence in the workplace

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

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Contract of Employment

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

What are non-compete clauses? What is proposed?

Australia Employment

GC

Gilchrist Connell

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

What are non-compete clauses? What will this mean for employers?

Australia Employment

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

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

Albanese commits to banning non-compete clauses in employment contracts for workers earning less than the high-income threshold.

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

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

Australia Employment

S

Swaab

Managing historical liabilities in business sales and restructures

Australia Employment

A

Avant Law

Unique Opportunity for Finance Professionals

Australia Employment

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Unique Opportunity for Credit Professionals

Australia Employment

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Wage theft as a criminal offence

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Navigating enterprise bargaining: Tactics and strategies

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

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Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

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

Bullying or Reasonable Management Action – the Stop Bullying Jurisdiction

Challenges employers face when managing underperforming employees.

Australia Employment

M

McCabes

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

Case of Pearson v State of Tasmania [2024] TASSC 41.

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Managing historical liabilities in business sales and restructures

Australia Employment

A

Avant Law

Wage theft as a criminal offence

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Probation periods at work – understanding your rights

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Navigating enterprise bargaining: Tactics and strategies

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Lessons for Employers– How failure to consult on workplace policy led to reinstatement of intoxicated worker

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Education Law Notes – Term 1, 2025

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

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Latest Videos

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Key updates: new workplace laws

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Avant Law

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

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

[Podcast] Hot Legal Topics - Episode 1: Employment law

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Roam Migration Law

Full Disclosure Podcast, Vol. 13: An employers guide to the employment law life cycle

MO

Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Federal Election Podcast And Video Series: Workplace Reforms

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Herbert Smith Freehills

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