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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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Model Code of Practice

In January 2024, Safe Work Australia released a model WHS Code of Practice for Sexual and Gender-based Harassment, providing practical guidance on how to eliminate or minimise the risk of sexual and gender-based harassment at work.

Key employment law changes 1 July 2024 through to 1 January 2025

In addition to recent changes around fixed term contracts, there are a significant number of employment law changes coming into effect starting in July and continuing through to 1 January 2025. We have briefly outlined these below, and we encourage organisations to contact us to ensure their operations are compliant with each change.