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Modern awards determine the legal minimum terms and conditions of employment for many Australian employees, so you need to ensure you understand how they work and how they are applied.

Domestic violence in Australia is recognised as a major public health, welfare, and social problem. It is estimated to cost Australian employers $175 million a year in direct and indirect costs due

There’s been a bit of discussion in some circles about what job descriptions should and shouldn’t cover.

From 1 March 2025, every employer in Queensland is legally required to have a prevention plan to manage the risk of sexual harassment and sex or gender-based harassment at work. 

Welcome to 2025! To start off the year, there are some law and award changes that took effect on 1 January.

For several decades, the workplace has been dominated by Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) and Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980) employees. As we see these generations in

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home and hybrid working have increasingly become the norm for many traditionally office-based professions.

Since June 2023, employees have had increased legal rights to request flexible work arrangements and employers have had greater obligations in responding to these requests.

There have been a number of reforms to casual employment over recent years, including how casual employment is defined, the processes around converting to permanent employment, and the ability of

From 26 August 2024, the Fair Work Act will give eligible workers the formal right to disconnect from work and reasonably refuse to respond to contact, or attempted contact, from their employer (or