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Important Changes to Employment Law – Phase One of the Closing the Loopholes Act

In response to evolving workplace dynamics, the Australian government introduced the Closing the Loopholes Act. This legislation, which will...

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Promoting Gender Equality in the Workplace

By understanding the concept of gender equality, complying with relevant legislation, and implementing effective systems, employers can help...

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Dismissing an Employee

An employer considering terminating an employee needs to take great care in how they go about it. Getting it wrong can risk unfair dismissal...

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Does your employment contract measure up?

Standard employment contracts Most employers use standard employment contracts, some of them many years old. Worse still, many employment contracts...

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How do you decide if somebody is an employee or a contractor?

  The old law Since at least 1986, to decide whether a worker was legally an employee or contractor required looking at how the relationship...

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Can employers force their staff to be vaccinated?

Can the boss ask an employee if they have been vaccinated? Employers have the legal right to give reasonable and lawful directions to their...

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What does casual employee mean?

A recent decision from the Fair Work Commission provides some useful guidance to small businesses on when to include casual employees in the...

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