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Employers should satisfy themselves that employee wages are adjusted by 1 July 2013, in order to ensure compliance.

This Month in Review considers recent workplace matters and employment law in the news and in the courts.

The NES are minimum standards that apply to all Australian employees covered by Federal law regardless of their industry or occupation and will operate in addition to award provisions.

The employer must not refuse the request unless the employee is given a reasonable opportunity to discuss the request.

A warning of the perils of posting offensive comments on social media sites.

FWA quashed a decision approving an enterprise agreement with an "opt-out" clause, enabling employees to "opt-out".

In the recent decision in Chris Birt v K&S Freighters Pty Limited, Deputy President Swan found it unfair to terminate a truck driver who had an accident and refused to pay for the truck repairs.

Employees working remotely may feel they are more exposed to harassment and possibly discrimination in their employment.

Employers should take these steps to limit exposure to arguments over whether or not information is truly confidential.

Agreements with the baggage handlers and engineers allow Qantas to make the decisions about operations restructuring.

The Workplace Gender Equality Act requires certain employers to report annually on progress on workplace gender equality.

Fair Work Australia has released a statement dealing with the review of modern awards as required by the legislation.

Employers often overlook the importance of their EA consultation obligations, particularly when it comes to redundancies.

This Act implements several recommendations of the Australian Human Rights Commission's 2018 report, Respect@Work.

The changes will allow the Fair Work Commission to make a determination if negotiations have been stalled for six months.

There was not a genuine stoppage of work, as the mere reduction of work did not constitute a stoppage of work.

Employees can access the same paid parental leave they had planned to take, giving them space to grieve and recover without the additional stress of financial uncertainty.