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Jul 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Rohan Doyle |Natalie Gaspar |Anthony R. Wood |Drew Pearson |Anna Creegan |Wendy Fauvel | +1 more
On 2 December 2022, the landmark Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 (Bill) passed both houses of Parliament. On 6 December 2022, the Bill received royal assent and became the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Act). The passage of the Act marks the most extensive industrial relations reform seen since the introduction of the Fair Work Act some 13 years ago, and the impact of this legislation is significant.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Shivchand Jhinku |Anthony Wood |Miles Bastick |Anna Creegan |Olga Klimczak
Could non-compete, non-solicit and non-disclosure provisions in employment contracts soon be a thing of the past? Further to our previous update on this topic, the Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, and Assistant Minister for Employment, has officially launched a public consultation process on 4 April 2024.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
thefulcrum.us | Anna Creegan
Creegan is a director of systems change at The Rippel Foundation. Nam is project director of We Belong Here at Civic Commons. In the midst of life’s many demands, finding the time to cast a ballot during an election year can be challenging. For Seattle’s22 percent of residents who speak languages other than English at home, voting materials that are only available in English can present an added barrier to participation.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Natalie Gaspar |Aoife Xuereb |Rohan Doyle |Wendy Fauvel |Drew Pearson |Anna Creegan
AustraliaOctober 3 2023Click here to listen to the audio. Natalie Gaspar joins Aoife Xuereb to discuss the Australian Federal Government’s proposed changes to employment and industrial relations, following the introduction of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes Bill) 2023 (Cth).
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Wendy Fauvel |Rohan Doyle |Anna Creegan |Drew Pearson
On 4 September 2023, the Federal Government introduced the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Cth) (Bill) in the House of Representatives. This Bill is significant, running to 278 pages and covering 28 distinct parts. It proposes reforms that will have a substantial impact on employers, employees, principals, and contractors.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Rohan Doyle |Wendy Fauvel |Drew Pearson |Anna Creegan
On Monday 4 September 2023, the Federal Government
tabled in the House of Representatives its latest raft of
industrial relations reforms through the Fair Work Legislation
Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Cth).
This Bill is significant, running to 278 pages and covering 28
distinct parts. It proposes reforms that will have a substantial
impact on employers, employees, principals, and contractors.
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Rohan Doyle |Wendy Fauvel |Drew Pearson |Anna Creegan
On 4 September 2023, the Federal Government introduced the
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023
(Cth) (Bill) in the House of
Representatives.
This Bill is significant, running to 278 pages and covering 28
distinct parts. It proposes reforms that will have a substantial
impact on employers, employees, principals, and contractors.
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Apr 11, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Shivchand Jhinku |Nicholas Ogilvie |Wendy Fauvel |Anna Creegan
On 22 May 2023, the Full Court of the Federal Court (Full Court) will hear submissions on the retrospective application of certain whistleblower protections as part of the proceedings in Watson v Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills Pty Ltd (NSD288/2022) (Watson).
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Mar 27, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Shivchand Jhinku |Anthony Wood |Wendy Fauvel |Anna Creegan
The Federal Government has recently passed some of the most extensive industrial relation reforms seen in Australia with the view to providing stronger protections for workers, improving job security and gender equity.
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Feb 13, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Nicholas Ogilvie |Drew Pearson |Wendy Fauvel |Anna Creegan
New changes to apply from May 2023 impact the way employers implement annual shutdownsThe Fair Work Commission (FWC) has varied 78 modern awards as part of the Commission’s 4-yearly review of modern awards process by replacing existing shutdown clauses with a new model term. See the full list of varied awards at the bottom of this page. These clauses relate to an employer’s ability to direct employees to take a period of annual leave where the employer shuts down all or part of its enterprise.
