ArticleUnpaid fashion interns: What's the big deal?The Fair Work Act mandates that employers pay employees a minimum wage, with hefty penalties attaching to non-compliance.AustraliaEmployment and HRMarque Lawyers
ArticleUnpaid parental leave: amendment you need to knowAn employer can't refuse an additional leave request without a reasonable opportunity to discuss the request. AustraliaEmployment and HRMarque Lawyers
ArticleWhen Do I Need To Pay Termination Entitlements? This decision is a timely reminder that termination entitlements must be paid in full on the employee's final day. AustraliaEmployment and HRColeman Greig Lawyers
ArticleWorkers in NSW entitled to legal representationA NSW worker is now entitled to obtain detailed legal advice in respect of a merit review of a work capacity decision.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleWorking Out The Details: Premier To Delay Commencement Of Victorian Working From Home ChangesThe new Victorian Premier, Ben Carroll, has announced plans to delay the commencement of the Victorian right to work from home, as outlined in the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 (EO Bill) which was introduced to Parliament in June this year. AustraliaEmployment and HRHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleAustralian Government Seizes Its Moment In Union Reform ProposalsThe Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 introduced to the House of Representatives on 4 July AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorSquire Patton Boggs LLP
ArticleWill the upcoming Federal election affect workplace relations?A number of workplace relations issues may become significant differentiators between Government and Opposition parties.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorColeman Greig Lawyers
ArticleWorkplace Relations & Safety: Election promisesThere are no plans for legislative reform, but unions may redirect resources to more industrial campaigns on the ground.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorHolding Redlich
ArticlePayday SuperThe Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025 and the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025...AustraliaTaxAlvarez & Marsal
ArticleCoronavirus and the Law: Unpaid pandemic leave and annual leave changes to modern awardsThe FWC will temporarily vary 99 modern awards, so employees can take unpaid pandemic leave and annual leave at half pay.AustraliaCoronavirus (COVID-19)Madgwicks
ArticleBill Proposes Changes To Australia’s Fair Work Commission Procedure And General Protections ProvisionsOn June 3, 2026, the Australian Government introduced into Federal Parliament the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 (Bill).AustraliaEmployment and HRLittler Mendelson
PodcastEmployment Relations Podcast #44 – When is the deal done? Resolving employment disputesThis article explains when a settlement agreement is binding, what common "settlement" phrases mean and how they may impact the enforceability (or not) of a settlement proposal.AustraliaEmployment and HRPiper Alderman
ArticleEnterprise bargaining tips for employersEmployers who have expiring enterprise agreements should pay careful attention to the nominal expiry date in agreements.AustraliaEmployment and HRColin Biggers & Paisley
ArticleFair Work Ombudsman targets Queensland aged care sectorThe Fair Work Ombudsman is reviewing the employment arrangements in nursing homes and retirement villages in Queensland.AustraliaEmployment and HRGadens Lawyers
ArticleFour tips for managing Christmas payment claimsChristmas leave and shut-down periods can pose significant challenges to businesses in managing the risk of payment claims under the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (BCIPA).AustraliaEmployment and HRDLA Piper Australia
ArticleInternship - Work Experience or Exploitation?The case provides a lesson for employers about the importance of correctly classifying and remunerating employees. AustraliaEmployment and HRHolman Webb
ArticleMichael Byrnes Appeared On Money News With James Willis On 2GB, 3AW, 4BC And 6PR On 19 May 2026 To Discuss A recent Fair Work Commission Case In Which The Presiding Member Expressed Frustration With The Influx Of Unmeritorious Claims To The FWC (17:30)Michael Byrnes appeared on Money News with James Willis on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on 19 May 2026 to discuss a recent Fair Work Commission case in which the presiding member expressed frustration with the influx of unmeritorious claims to the FWC (from 17:30 to 24:08) AustraliaEmployment and HRSwaab Attorneys
ArticleMinimum wage increase from 1 July 2019The national minimum wage and the modern award minimum wages will increase by 3 per cent on or after 1 July 2019.AustraliaEmployment and HRHolding Redlich
ArticlePaid family and domestic violence leave – amendments to the NES under the Fair Work ActEmployees are entitled to 10 days of paid family & domestic violence leave in a 12 month period to deal with impacts of violence.AustraliaEmployment and HRSwaab Attorneys