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Aug 5, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Naomi Seddon
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games began Friday, July 26. To
celebrate this international event, Littler offices around the
globe will share key changes in labor and employment laws that have
transpired since the last time their countries hosted the Olympic
games.1
The last time that Australia hosted the Olympics was in 2000 in
Sydney. At that time, the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) was in
place.
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
littler.com | Naomi Seddon |Grace yang
The 2024 Summer Olympic Games began Friday, July 26. To celebrate this international event, Littler offices around the globe will share key changes in labor and employment laws that have transpired since the last time their countries hosted the Olympic games.1The last time that Australia hosted the Olympics was in 2000 in Sydney. At that time, the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) was in place.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
littler.com | Naomi Seddon
Browse through brief employment and labor law updates from around the globe. Contact a Littler attorney for more information or view our global locations.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Naomi Seddon
Australia's Senate on Thursday, February 8, 2024, passed a
bill that would prevent an employer from contacting employees
outside of work hours. The bill gives the employee the right to
refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact, or attempted
contact, from an employer outside of the employee's working
hours without fear of being penalized, unless the employee's
refusal is unreasonable.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Naomi Seddon
Australia’s Senate on Thursday, February 8, 2024, passed a bill that would prevent an employer from contacting employees outside of work hours. The bill gives the employee the right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact, or attempted contact, from an employer outside of the employee’s working hours without fear of being penalized, unless the employee’s refusal is unreasonable.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
littler.com | Naomi Seddon |Grace yang
Australia’s Senate on Thursday, February 8, 2024, passed a bill that would prevent an employer from contacting employees outside of work hours. The bill gives the employee the right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact, or attempted contact, from an employer outside of the employee’s working hours without fear of being penalized, unless the employee’s refusal is unreasonable.
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Naomi Seddon
Changes to Unpaid Parental LeaveNew Legislation EnactedAs of July 1, 2023, the amended Fair Work Act offers greater flexibility for employees taking unpaid parental leave, to align with updates made to the Paid Parental Leave scheme. Employees can take up to 100 days (increased from the previous 30-day entitlement) of their 12-month unpaid parental leave flexibly at any time within 24 months of their child’s birth or adoption.
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Apr 12, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Naomi Seddon
Work Hours, Overtime, and Penalty Rates for Professional Employees AwardNew Order or DecreeOn March 16, 2023, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) amended the Professional Employees Award 2020 (Award) to (1) clarify the categories of employees covered by the law, (2) impose additional obligations on employers to track hours worked and provide overtime compensation, and (3) update penalty rates for noncompliance.
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Mar 14, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Naomi Seddon
Click here to watch the videoEmployees and job candidates alike are actively seeking out opportunities with companies that focus on employee health, wellness, and family more so now than pre-pandemic. To maintain a diverse workforce and encourage women to remain at work, employers need to find better ways to support them by addressing the challenges women may face in negotiating the demands of their professional and personal lives.
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Jan 27, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Naomi Seddon
On January 20, 2023, Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued an important decision that makes significant amendments to the Professional Employees Award 2020 (Award). Documents known as “modern awards” in Australia are statutory terms and condition of employment that apply to certain employees in the information technology, medical research, quality auditing or telecommunications services industries.
