Making employment laws fit for purpose will require much more than "tweaks", and already there appears to be a lost opportunity for input beyond the "usual suspects" with entrenched views, an IR heavyweight says. » more »
HR's challenges around remote and flexible working will continue to develop in 2021, while compliance is an area that "will come back with a vengeance", an employment lawyer says. » more »
The High Court has granted WorkPac special leave to appeal a ruling that paved the way for casuals to claim permanent employee entitlements. » more »
A redeployment offer that added nearly two hours to an employee's daily commute was reasonable, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in reducing his redundancy pay. Also in this article: a roundup of recent dismissal cases; and other compliance developments. » more »
The funder of two class actions no longer has to provide security for costs in case it loses, after a full Federal Court overturned a landmark decision. » more »
The Fair Work Commission has again rejected undertakings that BHP's in-house labour hire organisation hoped would push its enterprise agreements over the line. » more »
An employer and its directors have failed to argue they have "suffered enough" after underpaying workers and shouldn't be fined for their Fair Work breaches. » more »
The ACCC is appealing a ruling that cleared a workplace relations advisor of misleading conduct. Also in this article: 7-Eleven has backpaid $173 million to workers. » more »
A union ignored its redundancy obligations to an employee to such an extent its approach was "akin to a summary dismissal". » more »
More than 50 employers self-reported underpaying employees in the past year, the Fair Work Ombudsman's annual report shows. Meanwhile unfair dismissal claims have spiked in the Fair Work Commission, and general protections claims are now more common than EA approval applications. » more »
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HR has never been so challenged, important and busy, with no signs of slowing down as we head into 2021. Will you be ready?
