The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Act 2023 (Closing the Gender Pay Gap Act) received Royal Assent on 11 April 2023, as a further step to implement a recommendation of the 2021 review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cth) (WGE Act). The amendment follows the recent legislative […]

Construction Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 30 The Workpac employee, contracted to work at BHP’s Daunia Coal Mine (Mine), alleged that BHP took adverse action against him when it excluded him from the Mine because he had […]

Last month amendments were made to the Paid Parental Leave Act that increased the amount of time parents can claim as paid parental leave and removed restrictions which previously limited the accessibility of paid leave to both parents. You can read our article on these related […]

The amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act), introduced as part of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act) (SJBP Act), include new provisions that prohibit sexual harassment in connection with the workplace and expand the Fair Work Commission’s […]

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has proposed changes to the Professional Employees Award 2020 (Award). The proposed changes impose new obligations on employers to pay ‘overtime’ and penalty rates to employees, clarifies the coverage of the Award and imposes record-keeping obligations in respect of hours worked. Award Coverage  Currently, the […]

The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill (the Bill) was passed on 6 March 2023 and it introduces the following changes to how paid parental leave will apply. From 1 July 2023 the maximum amount of paid parental leave (PPL) a couple can […]

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has determined to vary shutdown clauses in 78 modern awards. In summary, Awards applying to national system employers will be amended to mirror a model term. Under the new shutdown model clause: Employers will be required to give […]

List of ‘zombie’ agreements The Fair Work Commission has published a list of Zombie Agreements, which will help affected employers understand if they must comply with recent legislative changes brought by the Fair Work Amendment (Secure Jobs Better Pay) Act 2022’s (Amendment Act). The Fair Work Commission’s list […]

The Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022 (Cth) (Act) was approved on 9 November 2022. In short, the Act amends the National Employment Standards (NES) in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) to provide employees with an entitlement to 10 days […]