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Minimum wage increase 2022: wages rise by 5.2% for the lowest-paid

Employment & Workplace Relations| 15 Jun 2022

Minimum wage increase 2022: wages rise by 5.2% for the lowest-paid

The National Minimum Wage is set to increase by 5.2%, as published by The Fair Work Commission. We comment on what the changes will mean for employers.

Labor’s plans for work health and safety reforms

Work Health & Safety| 30 May 2022

Labor’s plans for work health and safety reforms

The new Labor Government has promised a range of reforms to work health and safety laws. We take a first look at what has been proposed.

Volunteer associations under the WA WHS Act – good intentions but beware

Work Health & Safety| 23 May 2022

Volunteer associations under the WA WHS Act – good intentions but beware

Following on from National Volunteer Week, we examine the special rules that apply to ‘volunteer associations’, an exclusive category of volunteer organisations under Western Australia’s Work Health and Safety Act 2020.

Path paved for paid family and domestic violence leave

Employment & Workplace Relations| 19 May 2022

Path paved for paid family and domestic violence leave

The Fair Work Commission Full Bench is in favour of providing a modern award entitlement to 10 days’ paid family and domestic violence leave.

When is a complaint or inquiry ‘able’ to be a workplace right?

Employment & Workplace Relations| 05 May 2022

When is a complaint or inquiry ‘able’ to be a workplace right?

While a recent decision of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia highlights that the scope of a workplace right remains unsettled, the decision is not yet cause for alarm.