Kristy Peacock-Smith

Aug 28, 2024 | hcamag.com | Kristy Peacock-Smith |Hamish Fraser |Thomas Du

'Secondary purpose' for collecting information can trip up employers It is well known that there is an exemption to the requirements of the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Act), which means that an employer does not need to comply with the provisions of the Act in dealing with “employee records.” What is (and importantly is not) an employee record was the subject of a recent determination of the Australian Privacy Commissioner, ALI and ALJ (Privacy) [2024] AlCmr 131 (20 June 2024). An...

Sep 26, 2023 | twobirds.com | Kristy Peacock-Smith |Ethan Aitchison |Thomas Du |Sudhir Sivarajah

Home Insights APAC Frontline: Employment Law Update - September 2023 This month we are focusing on reforms across the Australian employment landscape. We cover case law regarding long service leave (including extraterritorial service), extended flexibility to unpaid parental leave, as well as a significant development in the work health and safety space.

Feb 27, 2023 | twobirds.com | Ethan Aitchison |Diana Purdy |Elaine Yeung |Kristy Peacock-Smith

AustraliaFor Australian employers, 2022 was a year characterised by a combination of various commercial pressures: rising inflation and borrowing costs, supply chain shocks, and growing labour shortages as the national unemployment rate reached a low not seen in decades.