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Jan 7, 2025 | 
hrleader.com.au | Lauren Croft |Jerome Doraisamy
| |3 minute read More than 600 staff at national law firm Slater & Gordon will be able to access significantly increased employee benefits after the vast majority voted in favour of a union enterprise agreement.
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on HR Leader’s sister brand, Lawyers Weekly.
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Nov 2, 2024 | 
hrleader.com.au | Lauren Croft |Jerome Doraisamy
| |5 minute read In a recent keynote speech, a prominent human rights lawyer explored the “decline” in gender inequality and the problem with defamation claims stemming from the MeToo movement.
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on HR Leader’s sister brand, Lawyers Weekly.
Human rights barrister and author Jennifer Robinson has represented Julian Assange, Richard Dawkins, and Amber Heard, and co-authored her book How Many More Women?
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Lauren Croft
Earlier this year, Infotrack’s 2024 State of Real Estate Report revealed that 86 per cent of people who bought and sold property in the last year had a good experience with their solicitor or conveyancer, rating them as excellent or above average.
Following this, speaking on a recent episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, a sister publication to REB, head of property in Australia Lee Bailie discussed key takeaways from the report and various implications following its release.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
realestatebusiness.com.au | Lauren Croft
Lawyers have been revealed to be at the top of the table when it comes to buying and selling property, with the vast majority of Australian buyers and sellers rating their experience with their solicitor or conveyancer highly.
New research from legal tech firm InfoTrack has revealed that 86 per cent of people who bought and sold property in the last year had a good experience with their solicitor or conveyancer, rating them as excellent or above average.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
cyberdaily.au | Lauren Croft
Brenton Steenkamp is a partner at Clayton Utz, where he heads up the firm’s cyber security practice. He was also a recent panellist at Lawyers Weekly’s Corporate Counsel Summit earlier this year, discussing all things cyber.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
accountingtimes.com.au | Lauren Croft
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been predicted to be able to save accountants and other professionals 12 hours per week within the next five years, with 78 per cent confirming AI is a “force for good” in their profession.
The Thomson Reuters 2024 Future of Professionals report, released this week, is an annual survey of more than 2,200 professionals working across legal, tax, and risk and compliance fields globally.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
hrleader.com.au | Lauren Croft |Jerome Doraisamy
| |5 minute read The Federal Court has found that Active Super made misleading ESG claims and engaged in greenwashing, following an action brought by the corporate regulator last year.
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on HR Leader’s sister brand, HR Leader.
LGSS Pty Limited, as trustee of the superannuation fund Active Super, has been found to have contravened the law in connection with various misleading representations concerning various ESG credentials.
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May 26, 2024 | 
hrleader.com.au | Jack Campbell |Lauren Croft
| |11 minute read Incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into business operations offers numerous advantages, giving organisations a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market. Promoting the use of AI can also depict a company as high-tech and cutting-edge. However, some organisations may be promoting their use of AI without actually implementing it – resulting in “AI washing”.
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May 21, 2024 | 
hrleader.com.au | Jack Campbell |Lauren Croft
| |9 minute read With predictions that working from home will eventually die out and office mandates will return, will flexibility become a less common demand from candidates? Here, recruiters weigh in.
RELATED TERMSHybrid workingIn a hybrid work environment, individuals are allowed to work from a different location occasionally but are still required to come into the office at least once a week.
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May 20, 2024 | 
hrleader.com.au | Cameron Robinson |Lauren Croft |Jack Campbell |Orana Durney-Benson
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