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Flexible work requests - Don't bank on skipping process!

A recent Fair Work Commission decision has reinforced the importance of process when responding to flexible work requests.

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Gilchrist Connell

Michael Byrnes discusses the Westpac WFH case on 2SM with Tim Webster

A Fair Work case confirmed employees can request to work from home, but approval depends on specific conditions and each employer–employee situation.

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Swaab

Fair Work Commission Backs Employee in Remote Work Dispute with Westpac

Fair Work Commission has required Westpac to approve an employee's request to work remotely.

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McCabes

What Happens When An Employee Runs Out Of Sick Leave?

How HR practitioners can navigate complex sick-leave scenarios – from dubious medical certificates and long-term illness to conflicting medical evidence and potential termination.

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Swaab

Employment Relations Podcast #45 – Employment Law For The Time Poor… Live!

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

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

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

Workers' compensation claims due to asbestosis - NSW

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Harassment Prevention: Are You Doing Enough?

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Redundancy Under Scrutiny: High Court Sets New Standards

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MDC Legal

Woolworths And Coles Underpayments

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MDC Legal

When (and how) obesity can be a compensable injury in NSW workers compensation — and what that means for WPI

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Landmark win for injured worker: workers' compensation weekly payments reinstated

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Managing alcohol risks at work: how a poorly drafted policy cost an employer $63,500

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Cooper Grace Ward

Surveillance in workers compensation claims - an injured worker's perspective

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Carroll & O'Dea

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Webinars

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Canada/U.S. Border: Fact or Fiction

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Green and Spiegel

Employment Litigation/ Tribunals

Workers' compensation claims due to asbestosis - NSW

Discusses the types of diseases that can lead to asbestosis & eligibility for workers' compensation due to asbestos exposure & compensation available.

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

When (and how) obesity can be a compensable injury in NSW workers compensation — and what that means for WPI

The Personal Injury Commission consistently accept that clinically supported post-injury weight gain/obesity can be a compensable consequential condition.

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

TWU v Qantas – Unions As "Private Regulators" And The Increasing Financial Risk Associated With Employment Laws

In a case arising from Qantas's 2020 outsourcing of ground-handling services, the Court imposed a record $90 million penalty for adverse-action breaches. Notably, $50 million of this penalty...

Australia Employment

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King & Wood Mallesons

Supermarket Giants Vs Fair Work Ombudsman: Employer Takeaways From Landmark Federal Court Decision

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Barry Nilsson

Landmark Federal Court decision raises the bar on salary set-offs and record-keeping: what employers need to know

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Walter Baden

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

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Stacks Law Firm

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

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Gilchrist Connell

Use of AI criticised by FWC

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Swaab

Twist of fate: A painful lesson in liability

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Barry Nilsson

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Whistleblowing

Federal Court Sets The Penalty For Victimisation: ASIC v TerraCom Ltd (No 3)

On 26 August 2025, Jackman J of the Federal Court of Australia handed down a penalty decision in ASIC v TerraCom Ltd (No 3) [2025] FCA 1017...

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

In part one of our investigations double episode, we unpack the technical and legal dimensions of workplace investigations, with a spotlight on whistleblowing.

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

In Part 3 of our series, we'll look at the standard of proof, the conduct of interviews, how each country aims to protect confidentiality and whistleblowers, and privacy.

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Why Regulatory Compliance In Australia Is More Than Just A Checkbox

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NAVEX

What To Expect In 2025: Employment Law In Australia

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

2024 WLG Whistleblower Guide: Australia

Australia Employment

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World Law Group

Secretly recording your bad boss, 2GB and 4BC John Stanley Interview with Michael Byrnes

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Swaab

Whistleblowers are still the enemy: McBride to appeal as Boyle continues to stew

Australia Employment

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Boyle is facing prison for correctly blowing the whistle due to ambiguously drafted law

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Harassment Prevention: Are You Doing Enough?

The Code aligns with broader work health and safety obligations, requiring employers to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety.

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Ready Or Not, Here They Come: The Victorian Psychosocial Regulations And Compliance Code Explained

The primary focus of the Victorian Regulations is on psychosocial risk management. We have set out below the key aspects of the Victorian Regulations for all employers with any employees based in Victoria.

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

TWU v Qantas – Unions As "Private Regulators" And The Increasing Financial Risk Associated With Employment Laws

In a case arising from Qantas's 2020 outsourcing of ground-handling services, the Court imposed a record $90 million penalty for adverse-action breaches. Notably, $50 million of this penalty...

Australia Employment

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King & Wood Mallesons

Disability Discrimination Lawyer: Your Rights As A PWD

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JB Solicitors

Neurodiversity in the workplace – important legal considerations for employers

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

How Australia Is Transforming Workplace Harassment Prevention

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Employment Law In Australia - An Overview

Australia Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Federal Court Awards $305,000 in Landmark Sexual Harassment Decision

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

Bad Taste: Federal Court awards $305,000 to former employee of a fast-food restaurant subjected to sexual harassment by the owner

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Barry Nilsson

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Contract of Employment

Employment Relations Podcast #45 – Employment Law For The Time Poor… Live!

Podcast on a wide ranging discussion touching on the latest hot-topics in employment and industrial relations.

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Harassment Prevention: Are You Doing Enough?

The Code aligns with broader work health and safety obligations, requiring employers to eliminate or minimise risks to health and safety.

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Woolworths And Coles Underpayments

The Court's findings have significant implications for how employers should structure and document salary arrangements going forward.

Australia Employment

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MDC Legal

Landmark win for injured worker: workers' compensation weekly payments reinstated

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Rights And Obligations Under Workplace Policies

Australia Employment

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Hall Payne Lawyers

Set-off Clauses Under Scrutiny: A Major Wakeup Call For Employers

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Supermarket Giants Vs Fair Work Ombudsman: Employer Takeaways From Landmark Federal Court Decision

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Landmark Federal Court decision raises the bar on salary set-offs and record-keeping: what employers need to know

Australia Employment

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Walter Baden

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

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

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Latest Videos

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Fair Work Commission Backs Employee in Remote Work Dispute with Westpac

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McCabes

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

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