by Jennifer Bicknell | Jan 20, 2023
Respect@work Portal The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a website to provide resources for employers and employees regarding the positive duty that will be in place under the upcoming sexual harassment legislative amendments. The website has best...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Dec 19, 2022
The Secure Jobs and Better Pay Act (Cth) 2022 received Royal Assent on 6 December 2022. The Act amends workplace laws relating to: • job security and gender equality • workplace conditions and protections • bargaining • compliance and enforcement and • workplace...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Dec 16, 2022
Is Your Workplace Ready for 2023? We all like to start the new year on the right foot. Right? So in January whilst many of you are lying on a beach, we will be busy reviewing employment contracts, updating policies and procedures and preparing new management tools for...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Dec 5, 2022
The Albanese Government delivered its first Federal Budget in October 2022. Some of the key budget measures that impact workplaces are: implementing the Respect@work report recommendations, including funding for Working Women’s Centres to provide advice on gender...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Dec 2, 2022
What should be included in an employment contract? Whatever is necessary to ensure both employers and employees clearly understand their obligations and responsibilities. The minimum entitlements of national system employees* are prescribed by the...
by Helen Perrottet | Oct 20, 2022
The new Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 has recently been introduced to Federal Parliament and proposes amendments to the Sexual Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth). The Bill aims to implement recommendations from...
