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Can Impairments From Separate Injuries Resulting In The Same Pathology Be Combined To Produce A Higher Whole Person Impairment?

When workers suffer repeated injuries to the same body part over years of employment, a critical question emerges: can permanent impairments from separate incidents be combined if they result in identical pathology?

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Australian Government Releases 2026 Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy

The Australian Government released the 2026 Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy on 3 June 2026, setting parameters for enterprise bargaining across the Commonwealth public sector including APS and Non-APS agencies.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Podcast: Inside The Claim With CGW – Schokman In The High Court

Cooper Grace Ward's workers compensation podcast examines the landmark High Court case of CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman, exploring critical questions about vicarious liability and scope of employment arising from an unusual workplace incident on Daydream Island. Legal experts who appeared before the High Court discuss the case's implications for workers compensation law across Queensland and Australia.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Modern Awards: Text Prevails Over Industrial History

In a significant decision for employers and bargaining parties, the Full Court has reaffirmed that the text of a modern award prevails over historical practice, with important implications for how public holidays and shift arrangements are applied.

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

APSC Releases Principles And Guidance On The Use Of AI In APS Recruitment

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

What Are Wage Entitlements And Underpayment Claims?

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Victorian Work From Home Bill Introduced

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Victoria To Legislate The Right To Work From Home: How Will It Work For Employers?

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Artificial Intelligence And Workplace Safety: NSW Extends WHS Duties To Digital Systems

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Federal Court Clarifies "Associated Working Time” Under Higher Education Award – Significant Implications For Casual Academic Entitlements

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Can A Worker Lodge Multiple Claims After Alleged Sexual Harassment And/or Discrimination At Work?

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Flexible Work Requests – Lessons For The APS

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Navigating The Application Of The Fair Work Act To Overseas Employees

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

New Legislation To Address AI And The Fair Work Commission's Caseload Challenge

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Public Register Of Approved Work Sponsors To Boost Transparency For Migrant Workers

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Employment Relations Podcast #46 – Safety In The Workplace: Drug And Alcohol Testing And Policies

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Who, What, Where, With William Head (Video)

Australia Law Performance

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Cooper Grace Ward

Struggling With Personal Debts (Video)

Australia Insolvency

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Worrells

Leveraging DAMAs For Flexible Workforce Planning

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

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Contract of Employment

Australian Government Releases 2026 Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy

The Australian Government released the 2026 Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy on 3 June 2026, setting parameters for enterprise bargaining across the Commonwealth public sector including APS and Non-APS agencies.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

APSC Releases Principles And Guidance On The Use Of AI In APS Recruitment

The Australian Public Service Commission has released comprehensive guidance on artificial intelligence use in APS recruitment, establishing clear principles for both agencies and candidates.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

What Are Wage Entitlements And Underpayment Claims?

Employees can bring underpayment claims under three different frameworks depending on the source of their entitlement: an employment contract, a modern award or an enterprise agreement, each with its own process, forum and remedies available.

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Victorian Work From Home Bill Introduced

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Federal Court Clarifies "Associated Working Time” Under Higher Education Award – Significant Implications For Casual Academic Entitlements

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Navigating The Application Of The Fair Work Act To Overseas Employees

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

SubContractor Agreements – What Australian Businesses Need To Know

Australia Real Estate

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PCL Lawyers

Bridging Visa Delays: What Employers Need To Know

Australia Immigration

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Roam Migration Law

Fair Work Commission Increases Minimum Wage Rates By 4.75%

Australia Employment

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Victorian Work From Home Bill Introduced

On 16 June 2026, the Victorian government introduced the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 (Vic) (the WFH Bill).

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Can A Worker Lodge Multiple Claims After Alleged Sexual Harassment And/or Discrimination At Work?

A recent Fair Work Commission decision provides important guidance about when individuals can pursue multiple legal claims arising from alleged workplace sexual harassment and discrimination.

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: Court Imposes $116,000 In Penalties And Compensation Against Contractor And Customer

A recent Federal Court decision confirms that workplace sexual harassment protections extend beyond traditional employer-employee relationships to include contractors and customers. The case examines how substantial compensation and penalties can be imposed when harassment occurs in connection with work, regardless of the perpetrator's formal relationship to the business.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Proposed Sex Discrimination Act Amendments: What Could This Mean For Employers In Australia?

Australia Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Record Damages Awarded For Disability Discrimination

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Can My Employer Change My Role After I Return From Parental Leave?

Australia Employment

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PCL Lawyers

So You Think Your Employer May Have Unlawfully Discriminated Against or Fired You – What to Do Next

Australia Employment

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

More than harmless fun: How Valentine's Day can blur the line between celebration and harassment

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Delayed PTSD and dual employer liability: Insights from BHP v Thiess

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Australian Government Releases 2026 Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy

The Australian Government released the 2026 Public Sector Workplace Relations Policy on 3 June 2026, setting parameters for enterprise bargaining across the Commonwealth public sector including APS and Non-APS agencies.

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Division 296 Has Arrived In Australia: What This Means For Superannuation

Australia's Division 296 introduces a new tax framework targeting superannuation balances exceeding AUD 3 million, imposing additional levies of 15% for large balance holders and 25% for very large balance holders. The legislation includes provisions for cost base resets and creates significant compliance challenges for self-managed superannuation funds.

GGI Global Alliance

Federal Budget 2026: Back To The Future

The quote sometimes attributed to Vladimir Lenin that “there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen” seems particularly appropriate in relation to the 2026 Federal Budget.

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Insight Alert: Insurance - Demographics Are Changing The Deal Landscape

Australia Insurance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Payday super is coming. Employers should be preparing now

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

It Depends – The expanding reach of payroll tax – are your passive assets and Superannuation up for grabs?

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Grey Divorce in Australia : What It Means for Your Super, Property and Future

Australia Family

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Unified Lawyers

Understanding How Superannuation Death Benefits Are Distributed by Trustees

Australia Employment

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Carroll & O'Dea

The year ahead: what employers can expect in 2026

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Navigating The Application Of The Fair Work Act To Overseas Employees

The Fair Work Commission's recent decision in David Sanderson v Brightest Australia Pty Ltd examines when Australian employment law applies to overseas workers...

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

New Legislation To Address AI And The Fair Work Commission's Caseload Challenge

The Albanese Government has moved to address the Fair Work Commission's mounting caseload, particularly in unfair dismissal and general protections dismissal matters.

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Bill Proposes Changes To Australia’s Fair Work Commission Procedure And General Protections Provisions

On June 3, 2026, the Australian Government introduced into Federal Parliament the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 (Bill).

Australia Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Avoiding Unfair Dismissal In Schools: When Does Teacher Discipline Cross The Line?

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Fair Work And Immigration Compliance: The Overlap Every Employer Should Understand

Australia Employment

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Roam Migration Law

How To Deal With Key Jamming: Legal Advice For Employers

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Junior Rates Of Pay Set For Major Change

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Process Matters In Unfair Dismissal

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Dismissal upheld due to medical incapacity

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

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Latest Videos

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Fair Work Commission Backs Employee in Remote Work Dispute with Westpac

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McCabes

Michael Byrnes appeared on Breakfast with Tim Webster on 2SM on 23 July 2025 to discuss workplace relationships and that Coldplay concert

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Swaab

Inside Employment Podcast Series - Episode 2: Policy Parallels – Industrial Relations And Immigration (Video)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What Does Labor's Landslide Mean For Employment Law In Australia? (Video)

IL

Ius Laboris

Employment Relations Podcast #42 – What could the proposed ban on "non-competes" mean for Australian employers?

PA

Piper Alderman

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