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Mental Health and Injuries in the Modern Workplace
On 21 February 2025, Elizabeth Devine will be presenting a paper on 'Strategic Adjustments: Addressing Mental Health and Injuries in the Modern Workplace' at The Education Network's 10th Melbourne Employment Law Conference. In her presentation, [...]
Wage theft laws commence!
On 1 January 2025 the wage theft provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) commenced. For the first time in Australian employment law, it is a criminal offence for a national system employer to not [...]
Right to Disconnect provisions take effect
The right to disconnect provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) and in modern awards commenced on 26 August 2024 for businesses with 15 or more employees. In the lead up to the commencement [...]
Casual employment – expanded definition in the Fair Work Act 2009 takes effect
The question of whether a worker is a permanent or casual employee is a perennial issue in Australian employment law. The longstanding law has been that an employee may not be merely labelled a casual [...]
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