From 1 July 2026, the Restricting Non-Disclosure Agreements (Sexual Harassment at Work) Act 2025 (Act) will come into effect in Victoria.[1] The Act was developed in response to recommendations of the Victorian Ministerial Taskforce on Workplace Sexual Harassment to the Victorian Government on how the state’s

As of 4 May 2026, the Workplace Protection (Personal Violence) Act 2025 (SA) (WPPV Act) has come into force in South Australia, with the intention of implementing measures to reduce incidents of workplace violence.[1] The WPPV Act applies to a ‘workplace’, which is defined as: ‘a

Annual Wage Review 2026 On 2 June 2026, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (Commission) handed down its annual wage review decision. The Commission held that the National Minimum Wage will be increased by 6 per cent and minimum rates of pay under all modern awards would be

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) has delivered the first decision on s 527D of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). Section 527D was introduced into the Act following recommendations made in the Sex Discrimination Commission’s 2023 Respect@Work Report. Section 527D prohibits

The South Australian Government has recently made changes to the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (SA) (the Act) that will require all labour hire providers to become licensed by 29 July 2026. Previously, only the providers in five recognised industries were required to be licensed.[1] For the

FWC drafting new clause on Workplace Delegates Rights in all modern awards The Fair Work Commission Full Bench (the Full Bench) has released their provisional view on a new workplace delegates rights clause to be implemented in all modern awards after the Full Court of the

It is timely to revisit a decision which surprised many employers, relating to the rostering of employees on public holidays.  Our clients may remember that the Federal Court found that the employer, OS MCAP Pty Ltd (OS), contravened sections 44 & 114 of the Fair Work

Entitlements to employer funded paid parental leave, if provided On 3 November 2025, the Commonwealth Parliament passed the Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya's) Bill 2025 (Cth).[1]  This amending Act mandates that, if an employee has an entitlement to employer funded paid parental leave, the paid parental

Frances Walsh – Promotion to Special Counsel EMA Legal is pleased to announce and congratulate Frances Walsh who has been appointed Special Counsel, effective 1 July 2025.   Frances’ promotion reflects her exceptional lawyering skills, and outstanding technical knowledge in the increasingly complex area of industrial and

In May 2025, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) published its Payroll Remediation Program Guide (Guide) to help employers identify and correct large-scale employee underpayments arising under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), a modern award and/or enterprise agreement. At a high level, the Guide