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2026 HR Perspective - Psychosocial Risk Unplugged

Briefly discuss the key aspects of the Regulations and Compliance Code which commenced in Victoria on 1 December 2025...

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

AI-Savvy Employees Are Reshaping Payroll Risk For Small Businesses

Australian small and medium businesses face growing payroll compliance risks driven by award complexity and increased employee scrutiny of wages using AI tools.

Australia Employment

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LegalVision

Junior Rates Of Pay Set For Major Change

In what is already being described as a landmark decision, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has issued a provisional view that junior rates of pay should be phased out for employees aged 18 years and over.

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Changes Afoot For Employer-sponsored Visas In Australia

Employers should budget now for annual indexation of the skilled-visa income settings that sit alongside the market rate requirement. Skilled-visa income thresholds are indexed annually...

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Inside Employment, Episode 6: Understanding The Complexity Of Executive And CEO Separations (Podcast)

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fringe Benefits Tax – What You Need To Look Out For In 2026

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Annual Market Salary Rate Change In 2026: What Sponsors Need To Know

Australia Immigration

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Roam Migration Law

Who's the boss? Determining the differences between labour hire and direct employment

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

NSW Long Service Leave: Key Takeaways From The Updated Guidance

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Final Pay On The Final Day: Courts' Emerging Willingness To Penalise "Technical Contraventions"

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What are the Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 186) visa requirements for mining, energy and resources employers?

Australia Employment

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Roam Migration Law

Recent Developments In Bargaining

Australia Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

AI Assisted Claims Are Here

Australia Technology

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Littler Mendelson

How Psychosocial Safety Now Sits At The Heart Of Workforce Change

Australia Employment

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Ius Laboris

Process Matters In Unfair Dismissal

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

Essential ESG: Episode 25 – Operating Responsibly In Conflict-affected Areas: The Role Of Grievance Mechanisms

Australia Commercial

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Essential ESG: Episode 26 – Insights From The 2025 UN Forum On Business And Human Rights

Australia Environment

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

How To Check If A Company Is In Liquidation In Australia

Australia Commercial

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Worrells

Podcast: SMSFs With CGW – What Is Happening With Division 296 Tax? (Tax On Large Superannuation Balances)

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Cooper Grace Ward

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

Decision makes it clear that a worker may have a compensable injury if they contract PTSD contributed to during earlier employment.

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

The year ahead: what employers can expect in 2026

This article outlines the key changes for 2026, including payday superannuation and Fair Work Commission reviews, and highlights what employers need to do to stay compliant and prepared.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Key takeaways for employers from recent work health and safety cases

Employers should take an opportunity to review their safety systems to ensure that they are suitable and control all hazards in their workplaces.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

When Insider Risk Becomes Corporate Risk: How Corporations May Be Held Liable For The Fraud Of Others

It has never been more important for organisations to invest in technology to combat against cyber-crime and fraud.

Australia Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article, "Potential implications of the proposed WFH Clerks Award clause", published in HR Leader

Australia Employment

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Swaab

The Papercut Decision And The Current Position On WFH

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Pundits split over NSW workers' compensation reform

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Upcoming Changes To South Australian Labour Hire Licensing Laws

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Is It Ever Legal For An Employer To Reduce An Employee's Salary?

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Working (Entirely) From Home: Not A Right 'Without Caveat'

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

PaperCut Case Puts Hybrid-work Policy Back In The spotlight

Australia Employment

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Swaab

APAC Quarterly Newsletter, January 2026

Worldwide Employment

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Ius Laboris

How Australia's right to disconnect laws improved work-life balance and engagement

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Unfair dismissal claim fails after employee refuses return to office direction

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

PaperCut Case Puts Hybrid-work Policy Back In The spotlight

Mr Richard Johnson v PaperCut Software Pty Ltd

Australia Employment

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Swaab

APAC Quarterly Newsletter, January 2026

Highlights in this month's edition include new developments in AI governance in both Australia and Malaysia, Singapore's new Workplace Fairness Act taking further shape...

Worldwide Employment

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Ius Laboris

How Australia's right to disconnect laws improved work-life balance and engagement

Australia's new right to disconnect laws are reshaping workplace culture by helping employees set healthier boundaries & reduce after‑hours stress.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Unfair dismissal claim fails after employee refuses return to office direction

Recent decision confirms employers can lawfully require workplace attendance & refusal may justify dismissal.

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

NSW Government Bulletin (In the Media, Publication, Practice and Courts, Cases and Legislation)

Australia Employment

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Holding Redlich

Set-Off Clauses Challenged – Federal Court Clarifies Award Payment Obligations In A Major Wakeup Call For Employers

The case serves as a stark reminder to all employers of the serious consequences of payroll non-compliance and the importance of proper award interpretation.

Australia Employment

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Pointon Partners

Victorian Government Backs Landmark Workplace Surveillance Reforms

Key proposals the Victorian Government supports and the implications for entities with a workplace in Victoria.

Australia Employment

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Australia Day Substitution: The Legal Issues (2026 Edition)

Employers that want to permit employees to substitute the Australia Day public holiday for another day need to know the legal issues that arise.

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Neurodiversity In The Workplace

There is growing awareness and discussion of the incidence of neurodiversity in the community and the impact in the workplace, and significant legal issues can arise.

Australia Employment

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Kennedys

The Inside Employment, IR And Safety Podcast Series

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Alvarez & Marsal

Reminder for employers – failure to request employees to work on public holidays leads to penalty and compensation

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

All I Want For Christmas Is An Unproblematic Christmas Party!

Australia Employment

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Piper Alderman

Substitution of the Australia Day public holiday by employees, is it permissible?

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Keeping An Eye On Safety Can Help To Avoid A Costly Fall - SSE Roofing

Australia Employment

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Bartier Perry

How Australian Employers Decide On Labour Agreements

Australia Employment

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Roam Migration Law

Forced To Quit? The Hidden Cost Of Poor Investigations.

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Employee Performance Improvement Plan: What You Need To Know

Australia Employment

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Employee Records And Award Set-off Clauses

Australia Employment

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Gilchrist Connell

How Businesses Can Protect Themselves At Christmas Parties, And The Obvious Things You Shouldn't Be Doing. John Stanley Interviews Michael Byrnes

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Key Changes To Paid Parental Leave Under Baby Priya's Law

Australia Employment

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Local Council Liable To Employee For Psychiatric Injury From Fake Email

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

The Cost Of Control: Host-employer Liable For Injured Labour-hire Worker

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

No control, no excuse: Non-delegable duties in labour hire arrangements

Australia Employment

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Barry Nilsson

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Fair Work Commission Backs Employee in Remote Work Dispute with Westpac

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McCabes

Inside IR Podcast Series - Episode 29 Gender-based Undervaluation And Its Impact On Modern Award Rates Of Pay (Video)

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

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

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Ius Laboris

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

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Piper Alderman

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