South Australia proposes new Industrial Manslaughter laws
Recently, the South Australian Attorney-General introduced a bill to Parliament proposing the introduction of criminal industrial manslaughter laws in South…
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Navigating the new sexual harassment regime
Since November 2021, employees have had the ability to apply to the Fair Work Commission (Commission) for an order to…
Rostering arrangements and public holiday work: Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v OS MCAP Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 51
On 28 March 2023, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (FCAFC) handed down the decision of Construction,…
Employment contracts – reviewing for compliance and retention
Why review? The conflation of legislative amendments and labour market shortages as well as lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Further Award update: Engineers, scientists and IT professionals will be entitled to paid overtime and penalty rates from September 2023
On 17 February 2023, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers published an article about the changes the Fair Work Commission (Commission) proposed to…
Award update: Engineers, scientists and IT professionals to be entitled to paid overtime for the first time
The Professional Employees Award 2020 (Award) covers engineers, scientists, data analysts and medical researchers in all industries, as well as…