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Preparing for minimum wage rises

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has finished its annual wage review and announced a 3.5% increase to both the national minimum wage and modern award wage rates.

Post-election employment law changes

Now Anthony Albanese's Labor government has been returned for a second term in office, we can start looking at slated changes to employment and industrial relations legislation.

New Year law and award changes

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

New work-from-home term to be added to Clerks Award

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

Changes to casual employment

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

The right to disconnect: All you need to know

The Fair Work Act now gives eligible workers the formal right to disconnect from work and reasonably refuse to respond to contact, or attempted contact, from their employer (or relevant third-party)

Employee underpayment: New laws make wage theft a crime

The federal government has passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023, which makes wage theft a criminal offence across all states and territories (it’s already illegal

Your guide to casual conversion under the NES

From 26 August 2024, reforms introduced by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act will create a single pathway for eligible casual workers to choose to convert to permanent

Employment law changes: Closing more loopholes

The second of the Labor government’s Closing Loopholes Acts has passed, ushering in a raft of changes to employment and industrial relations laws.

Employment law: Ciao 2023… Here comes 2024

It’s been a busy year for workplace and industrial relations. We’ve had numerous changes to employment law under Anthony Albanese’s Labor government, and there are plenty more scheduled for 2024.