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Update on the Fair Work Commission’s Gender-based Undervaluation Review of the SCHADS Award

27/11/2025 BACKGROUND The 2023-24 Annual Wage Review identified 5 awards it recommended be prioritised in addressing gender-based undervaluation, including the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SCHADS Award). Gender-based undervaluation refers to a situation where the minimum rates of pay in an award have been established based on the undervaluation of …
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The Cost of Mishandled Workplace Investigations

20/11/2025 The recent unfair dismissal case of Courtney Sewell v dnata Airport Services Pty Limited [2025] FWC 2823 found that an employee was forced to resign as a result of the way in which the outcome of an investigation into her complaint of sexual harassment was handled by her employer, dnata Airport Services Pty Limited …
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Payday superannuation reforms in effect from 1 July 2026

07/11/2025 From 1 July 2026 employers are required to pay superannuation to employees in the same week that employees receive their pay. On 4 November 2025 the Australian Government passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025 to introduce the Government’s payday superannuation reforms. The Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025 has also been …
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Supermarket Underpayments: Lessons for Employers

24/09/2025 Fair Work Ombudsman – Supermarket Underpayments:  Lessons for Employers In the recent consolidated proceedings of Fair Work Ombudsman v Woolworths Group Limited; Fair Work Ombudsman v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd; Baker v Woolworths Group Limited; Pabalan v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 1092, the Fair Work Ombudsman and class action lawyers …
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Changes for small business employers

03/09/2025 The right to disconnect and the “employee choice” pathway for casual employee conversion to permanent employment now applies to small business employers. These changes were introduced as part of the “closing the loopholes” reforms to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). They have applied to larger employers from 26 August 2024 and from today …
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TerraCom’s $7.5 million penalty for whistleblower contravention  

03/09/2025 In 2023 ASIC commenced proceedings against TerraCom and some of its officers for, amongst other things, contraventions of the whistleblower protection scheme in relation to whistleblower disclosures made by a previous employee.  The proceedings against TerraCom were the first commenced by ASIC under the expanded corporate whistleblower protection scheme contained in the Corporations Act …
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Right to disconnect for small business employers

23/07/2025 The right to disconnect has been in operation for almost a year for many employers across Australia. From 26 August 2025 the right to disconnect will also apply to small business employers. The right to disconnect is contained in section 333M of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and has been incorporated as a …
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Important Employment Law Changes

30/06/2025 Tomorrow marks the start of a new financial year, and also number of important changes in employment laws. Probably of most significance, as it affects nearly all employees, is the superannuation percentage rate increases from 11.5% to 12%. This means employers must pay 12% of an employee’s remuneration as superannuation to an eligible superannuation …
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Breaking down the news – Federal Government’s announcement on Strengthening Child Safety in Early Education

16/06/2025 From 1 September 2025 and 1 January 2026, a number of important updates to the National Quality Framework will take effect to sharpen the focus on child safety and online protection in education and care settings. The Federal Government has announced these reforms in response to recommendations from the national child safety review. The …
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