HWL Ebsworth National Safety Update – March 2025
Welcome to the HWL Ebsworth National Safety Update for March 2025. Workplace behaviours are now the focus of safety regulators…
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Casual Conversion: Latest Changes
Changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) came into effect on 26 August 2024 which dealt with the topic…
High stakes: The conflict of managing the risks of drugs in the workplace
With the increased use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, and increasing instances of employees being identified engaging in recreational drug…
Cost barriers removed – what these changes mean for employers in federal sexual harassment claims
Australia has taken significant steps in addressing and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace in recent years. Most recently, the…
Increasing protections for frontline Commonwealth workers
The Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2024 (Bill) has been introduced into Parliament to provide additional legal protections to Commonwealth…
Where’s Wally? Geotracking devices in the workplace
The surveillance of employees within the Australian workplace is increasingly common, but the legislative framework governing this practice can lag…