Monthly Update—Australian Labour & Employment - March 2017

Message from the Editor

In this edition of the Update, we take a closer look at two proposed changes to Australian employment law. The first is a Modern Slavery Act, which would introduce new penalties for holding people in slavery or servitude and human trafficking, and require corporations to make disclosures about measures taken to ensure these practices do not occur in its supply chains. The second is a new law banning payments to unions. We also take a look at a recent English decision that demonstrates the limits on damages that can be awarded by the court where an employee steals confidential information but does not make valuable use of the stolen information.

In the Pipeline—Highlighting Changes of Interest to Employers in Australia