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 and up to 26 February 2025. Overview Closing Loopholes Act

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 26 August 2024, include: A new definition of ‘casual employee’

This Alert summarises the changes in relation to workplace delegates’ rights following the passage of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 (Closing Loopholes Act). What is a ‘workplace delegate’ and what are the rights? A ‘workplace delegate’ is defined broadly to mean ‘a person appointed or elected, in accordance with the rules of

Have you kept up? – Compliance with the new psychosocial WHS regulations in South Australia In June 2022 Safe Work Australia updated its model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations to include specific regulations to address the management of psychosocial hazards in the workplace and published a Managing psychosocial hazards at work Code of Practice. Since

A recent decision of the Federal Court is a reminder that employers will face serious consequences for underpaying their employees, especially if they are found to have committed a serious contravention(s) of the Act. In Fair Work Ombudsman v Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2024] FCA 81, the Federal Court fined the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and its