by Jennifer Bicknell | Aug 20, 2026
Victoria’s Two-Day WFH Bill The Victorian Government introduced legislation to Parliament on 16 June 2026 seeking to enshrine the right to work from home two times a week for regular casual and part-time workers in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. The legislation...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Aug 20, 2026
Federal Court Finds Sexualised “Banter” Has Its Limits In the first fully contested Federal Court judgment on the Fair Work Act sexual harassment provisions introduced in 2023, the Court found that a supervisor sexually harassed a mature-age apprentice carpenter at a...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Aug 20, 2026
AI-Fuelled Claims Put Pressure on Fair Work Commission The Fair Work Commission is not just busy. It is being pushed into crisis by a surge in dismissal claims, including claims helped along by AI and low-bar filing processes. The Albanese Government is now reaching...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Aug 20, 2026
Increase in National Minimum and Award Wages Wages are going up. The Fair Work Commission has confirmed a 4.75% increase to the national minimum wage and modern award minimum rates from 1 July 2026 – bringing the weekly minimum to $1,004.90, or $26.44 an hour....
by Jennifer Bicknell | Aug 20, 2026
New Zealand Worker Can Bring Australian Unfair Dismissal Claim A New Zealand-based employee of an Australian company has been allowed to bring an unfair dismissal claim, even though he lived and worked in New Zealand. The Fair Work Commission found the employee could...
