Shivchand Jhinku

Apr 24, 2024 | hcamag.com | Shivchand Jhinku |Michael Absell

Competition Taskforce, public consultation to determine regulation of restrictive covenants Could non-compete, non-solicit and non-disclosure provisions in employment contracts soon be a thing of the past? The Hon. Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, and Assistant Minister for Employment, officially launched a public consultation process on 4 April 2024.

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.

Feb 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Shivchand Jhinku |Jessica E Light |Nicholas Lamanna

Whilst it was a ‘last minute’ addition, it appears that the most discussed aspect of the Federal Government’s recent Closing Loopholes workplace reform package has been the right to disconnect. This legislation marks the first time this right has been legislated in the context of Australian workplaces and represents a significant challenge for employers who may be grappling with this concept for the first time.

Jan 11, 2024 | mondaq.com | Natalie Gaspar |Olga Klimczak |Shivchand Jhinku

Olga Klimczak, Natalie Gaspar and Shiv Jhinku take the wheel to explore HSF's latest Future of Work report. They unpack the key ESG related findings including cost of living, pay and benefit inequalities as a potential trigger for activism, as well as a significant rise in demand for workplace health and wellbeing support.

May 26, 2023 | mondaq.com | Shivchand Jhinku |Michael Absell

As noted in our 27 March 2023 Employment Note, the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, Andrew Leigh MP (Leigh) recently requested advice from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) about the competitive impacts of non-compete post-employment restraints. Leigh suggests that non-compete clauses in employment contracts hampers job mobility and wage growth, and that the Government should consider prohibiting their use entirely.