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Increase To The National Minimum Wage And Award Wages

The Fair Work Commission has announced significant changes to employment law taking effect from July 2026, including increases to the National Minimum Wage and award wages, adjustments to unfair dismissal thresholds, and new requirements for superannuation payments. These changes will impact employers across Australia, requiring careful review of obligations under modern awards and enterprise agreements to ensure compliance and avoid penalties.

Australia Employment

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Important Workplace Relations Changes Effective 1 July 2026

Significant workplace relations changes are set to take effect from 1 July 2026, impacting both employers and employees across Australia.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

NSW Government Bulletin: Managing Employee Social Media Content In The Public Sector

The NSW Government faces a complex challenge in regulating employee social media activity, particularly when public sector workers engage in political commentary outside of work

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

The Resignation That Wasn’t!

A Fair Work Commission ruling demonstrates that unclear employee statements during emotional or confusing circumstances may not constitute valid resignations. The decision in Jung Hong v Green Drake Pty Ltd examines how language barriers, distress, and ambiguous communication can transform what appears to be a resignation into an employer-initiated dismissal, creating potential liability under the Fair Work Act.

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Key Employment Law Changes Taking Effect 1 July 2026

Australia Employment

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McCabes

Summoning Spells, Safety And Serious Misconduct – Lessons For Employers

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Rethinking “Abandonment Of Employment”

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

Supreme Court Sets Aside Reinstatement And Back Wages: Onus Of Proof In Cases Of Unauthorised Absence And Employee-Furnished Address

India Employment

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IndiaLaw LLP

Navigating The Application Of The Fair Work Act To Overseas Employees

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

New Legislation To Address AI And The Fair Work Commission's Caseload Challenge

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Bill Proposes Changes To Australia’s Fair Work Commission Procedure And General Protections Provisions

Australia Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Avoiding Unfair Dismissal In Schools: When Does Teacher Discipline Cross The Line?

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Fair Work And Immigration Compliance: The Overlap Every Employer Should Understand

Australia Employment

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Roam Migration Law

How To Deal With Key Jamming: Legal Advice For Employers

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

IP Update: China’s Supreme People’s Court Issues First Public Decision Defining China’s Inventorship Standard

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Eagle IP

从《智能体新规》看AI智能体的风险防范与合规治理（上）

China Technology

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AnJie Broad Law Firm

Reforms Needed To Streamline Skills Recognition For Qualified Migrants

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

AI训练能否直接使用公开互联网数据？——从欧盟AI Act到中国生成式AI监管的企业合规边界

China Commercial

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Beijing Jincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm

Employment Relations Podcast #46 – Safety In The Workplace: Drug And Alcohol Testing And Policies

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

What To Do When An Employee Claims Unjustified Dismissal

Facing an unjustified dismissal claim requires prompt action, careful consideration, and often professional legal guidance. By responding appropriately, engaging constructively in mediation, and learning from the experience, you can manage the claim effectively while minimising potential damage to your business.

New Zealand Employment

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LegalVision

Resignation Is Not Final Until Accepted: Legal Principles Governing Resignation Under Indian Law

In employment relationships, resignation is often perceived as a simple unilateral act, reduced to a letter placed on an employer's desk. Indian jurisprudence, however, treats resignation as a legally...

India Employment

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Junior Rates Of Pay Set For Major Change

In what is already being described as a landmark decision, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has issued a provisional view that junior rates of pay should be phased out for employees aged 18 years and over.

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Process Matters In Unfair Dismissal

In a recent Fair Work Commission decision, an employee was awarded nearly $7,000 compensation due to errors in procedural fairness, despite the employee being found to have engaged in misconduct, including distribution of pornographic material in the workplace and driving infringements.

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Dismissal upheld due to medical incapacity

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

So You Think Your Employer May Have Unlawfully Discriminated Against or Fired You – What to Do Next

Australia Employment

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Managing employee terminations legally: A step-by-step process for employers

Australia Employment

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Watkins Tapsell

Defending Unfair Dismissal Claims: A Guide for NSW Employers

Australia Employment

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Watkins Tapsell

Removal from WhatsApp groups used for rostering can amount to dismissal

Australia About Mondaq

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Gilchrist Connell

Kyle and Jackie O: The workplace relations law perspective

Australia About Mondaq

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Swaab

What Is Considered Constructive Dismissal? Two Significant Rulings Shed Light On The Threshold

Hong Kong Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employees beware of the side hustle

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

High Court rules unfairly sacked worker entitled to damages for psychiatric injury

Australia Employment

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Avant Law

Not acceptable in any workplace": The Fair Work Commission condemns a worker's "egregious" sexual remarks over two-way radio

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

What Is Considered Constructive Dismissal? Two Significant Rulings Shed Light On The Threshold

Two significant rulings by the Hong Kong courts provide important guidance on the doctrine of constructive dismissal...

Hong Kong Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employees beware of the side hustle

FWC upheld a dismissal of a senior staff-member for taking up a secondary job because it contravened their contractual duties.

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

High Court rules unfairly sacked worker entitled to damages for psychiatric injury

HC has now held that psychiatric injury caused by a breach of contract can be compensated. Highlights evolving nature of employment law in Australia.

Australia Employment

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Avant Law

Not acceptable in any workplace": The Fair Work Commission condemns a worker's "egregious" sexual remarks over two-way radio

Reminder to employers of the importance of well-drafted, tailored policies and training modules with respect to sexual harassment in the workplace.

Australia Employment

PA

Piper Alderman

Unfair dismissal claim fails after employee refuses return to office direction

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

Clarifying misconceptions of abandonment of employment

Explains the concept of abandonment of employment. Recent case example.

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Can an employer refuse your resignation?

Termination—by either party—is only valid if done according to the contract's termination clause and any applicable industrial instruments.

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

"I had cancer and they sacked me. That's disability discrimination". Which case won?

Discusses recent case where the employee brought proceedings against the employer, alleging discrimination on the basis of disability. Who won?

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

Can You Dismiss An Employee For Looking For Another Job?

A recent FWC case has drawn attention to the legal complications that can arise when an employer discovers one of their workers is looking for another job.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Cause And Consequence: Show Cause Letters In The Landscape Of The Workplace

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

Uber Driver To Be Paid "Lost Pay" Following Unfair Deactivation

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Can Termination Of A Fixed-term Employment Contract During Sick Leave Constitute Dismissal?

Hong Kong Employment

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ONC Lawyers

Case Update: $150k Penalty For The ABC

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

Contract Performance Disputes In India: Defending Against Termination, LD, And Risk-Purchase Claims

India Government

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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Employment Law In Singapore - An Overview

Singapore Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Why Headcounts Matter: Korean Labor Law On Foreign Businesses In Korea

South Korea Employment

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D&A LLC

Beyond Borders - Episode 8: What You Need To Know About Hong Kong Employment Law (Podcast)

Hong Kong Employment

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Lewis Silkin

High Court clarifies scope of genuine redundancy under the Fair Work Act

Australia Employment

BN

Barry Nilsson

Federal Court delivers historic $90 million fine to Qantas for 1,820 illegal dismissals

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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

Not So Fast: Scaling Back DEI May Violate Local Laws In Southeast Asia

Worldwide Employment

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Tilleke & Gibbins

Wrongful Dismissal In Hong Kong: Lessons For Employers Across Asia

Hong Kong Employment

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Withers LLP

High Court raises the bar on genuine redundancy: Implications of Helensburgh Coal v Bartley & Ors

Australia Employment

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

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

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

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It Depends – Can an employee be dismissed for outside of work conduct?

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Cooper Grace Ward

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

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Roam Migration Law

Video: Unfair Dismissal In Malaysia

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Donovan & Ho

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