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

This article will explain the differences between employees and contractors, helping you avoid tax and legal risks.

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

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

A year since many of the changes from the Closing Loopholes legislation came in effect, here are the key takeaways for employers.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Employees over contractors: the redeployment preference?

Under the FW Act, a dismissal will not be unfair if the dismissal is a case of genuine redundancy.

Australia Employment

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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

Australia Employment

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Neurodiversity in the workplace – important legal considerations for employers

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

Federal Court Decision Limits Effective Use of Set-Off in Contractual Annual Salary Arrangements

Australia Employment

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Swaab

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

Exactly what is employment law? Piecing together the employment law jigsaw puzzle

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

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

Australia Employment

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Stacks Law Firm

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

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

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

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

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

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

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Webinars

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Canada/U.S. Border: Fact or Fiction

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Green and Spiegel

Human Resources

Managing change in the Victorian Public Sector – understanding the risks and getting it right!

As VPS departments and agencies face a pivotal time of workplace change, this article sets out important hints and tips.

Australia Employment

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Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

Resisting performance management: when is dismissal justified?

FWA recently heard a case brought by an employee sacked for refusing to participate in performance management discussions.

Australia Employment

MA

Moray & Agnew

Employees and social media: where does work end and home begin?

Social media has created a dimension to managing employees, whether at work or out of hours.

Australia Employment

MA

Moray & Agnew

That's not reasonable! So what is? Managing misconduct under the microscope

Australia Employment

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Gadens Lawyers

HR manager accountable for breaches of employment laws

Australia Employment

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Clayton Utz

Statutory Paid Parental Leave: What does it mean for employers?

Australia Employment

HR

Holding Redlich

Synthetic drugs a Kronic issue for employers

Australia Employment

CU

Clayton Utz

Natural disasters in 2011 put emergency response procedures to the test

Australia Employment

CU

Clayton Utz

The challenges facing Australia due to a slowing population growth

Australia Employment

PA

PKF Australia

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

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

How Australia Is Transforming Workplace Harassment Prevention

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), an independent body that investigates discrimination complaints and human rights breaches...

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Employment Law In Australia - An Overview

Australia remains to be a strong and stable environment in which to do business.

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

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

Employee Awarded $305k In Record Sexual Harassment Payout

Australia Employment

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Swaab

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

Worldwide Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Employment law changes: What you need to know

Australia Employment

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Jewell Hancock

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Health & Safety

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

K

Kennedys

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

What is PPE? Definitions, obligations, consequences of non-compliance with PPE obligations & workers' rights if appropriate PPE is not provided.

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

Responding with compassion when it matters most

Australia Employment

HR

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

Use Of AI And Automation In The Workplace To Be Regulated In NSW Under Further WHS Reforms

Australia Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

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

This article will explain the differences between employees and contractors, helping you avoid tax and legal risks.

Australia Employment

L

LegalVision

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

A year since many of the changes from the Closing Loopholes legislation came in effect, here are the key takeaways for employers.

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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

Neurodiversity in the workplace – important legal considerations for employers

Australia Employment

K

Kennedys

How Australia Is Transforming Workplace Harassment Prevention

Australia Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

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

Gender Equality Targets Introduced For Large Australian Businesses

Australia Employment

JD

Jones Day

Twist of fate: A painful lesson in liability

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

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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

Key updates: new workplace laws

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Avant Law

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