This legal alert reminds our valued clients of the significant changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) taking effect from 26 August 2024 (or 26 August 2025 for small business employers for some changes). EMA Legal is available to assist with all employer enquiries.

This legal alert discusses the proposed reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) concerning “doxxing” and a recent case of interest, where an employer was found to have breached the Privacy Act by providing an update to employees about the health of an employee

The Fair Work Commission (Commission) is required to include a “right to disconnect” term in all modern awards by 26 August 2024.[1] Following consultation with interested parties, the Commission has today released its draft model term and accompanying statement (using the Business Equipment Award 2020 to

The Work Health and Safety (Review Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill) was first introduced in Parliament on 16 May 2024 and has now passed both Houses of the South Australian Parliament. The changes will take effect on a day to be fixed by proclamation and

The Federal Treasury is engaging in consultation as part of a review into worker non-compete clauses and other related restraints (the Competition Review). Concerns have been identified by stakeholders and through recent court decisions about the widespread use of restraints clauses including in contracts for low

Many employers continue to operate on the basis that, on termination of employment (for whatever reason) entitlements will be paid ‘in the next pay run’ or ‘in the next 7 days’, but this is not the correct legal approach. And the consequences of non-compliance can be

We have previously alerted clients to the fact that the Fair Work Commission will be required to draft model terms for inclusion in all modern awards, by 30 June 2024. Following consultation by the Commission with stakeholders over April 2024, a first draft of the proposed

We thought it timely to provide a refresher by way of topic summary, the changes, and the effective date of those changes to the Fair Work Act.  This is supported by a table below which summarises the date of effect of changes since 15 December 2023

This Alert reminds our valued clients of the upcoming changes in relation to casual employment, following the passage of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 (Closing Loopholes No. 2 Act). What are the changes? The changes, which will take effect on