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This article continues our series of articles exploring the key amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) made by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (the Secure Jobs Act), and specifically explores change...

For the best part of the last decade, certain foreign purchasers and owners of residential land in New South Wales have been subject to the payment of surcharge purchaser duty on their acquisitions, and surcharge land tax assessed annually on their r...

Meaning of accessorial liability Individuals or corporations may be liable for contraventions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ('the Act') on the basis of their primary liability or accessorial liability. Primary...

Employers should ensure their employment contracts, leave policies and payroll systems are up to date to comply with the new paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave entitlement by its commencement on 1 February 2023

In New South Wales, the Civil Liability Act 2002 NSW (the Act) is the governing legislation that governs the recovery of damages for personal injury caused by the fault of a person. Part 1A of the Act outlines the rules pertaining to negligence, whic...

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022 (the Bill) passed Parliament on 2 December 2022. We held a webinar on 1 December 2022 to highlight some of the change...

The first office festive season in three years is upon us. Over the last few years, social interactions within workplaces have been limited. But that is all behind us with the ease of pandemic related restrictions, social events are back in vogue. C...

Flexibility. The preference of many employees in a post pandemic world appears to be at the very least a 'hybrid' model of working – a mixture between work-from-home (or work-from-anywhere) and work from the office. Over the last almost three year...