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Flexible Work Request Comes Up Against a $780,000 Problem: The Fair Work Commission has rejected a mine worker’s request for permanent day shifts and shorter hours after parental leave, accepting the employer had reasonable business grounds to refuse it.

AI Regulation Moves Onto the Agenda: The Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Amanda Rishworth, has called for a tripartite dialogue between government, employers and unions on how AI is adopted in Australian workplaces.

The Robots Are Coming for the Luggage: An airport in Tokyo is preparing to test humanoid robots as baggage handlers and cargo loaders from May 2026.

  The Federal Court has issued a Practice Note on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence. In the Practice Note the Court recognises that while Generative AI has benefits, such as the potential to increase efficiency and the reduction of...

Jen’s un-lawyery workplace lawyer take on interview fails — from the common to the strange, and the answers that leave hiring managers confused at best, and quietly panicking at worst.

The NSW Government is paving the way for Australia’s first WHS duty focused on digital work systems. The Work Health and Safety Amendment (Digital Work Systems) Bill 2025 (NSW) proposes amendments to the WHS Act 2011 to clarify what PCBUs must...

On 5 December 2025 Safe Work Australia released amendments to the national model Work Health and Safety Act (Model WHS Act). This includes major changes relating to the incident notification requirements. Key amendments include expanding the...