Implementing effective workplace policies that set clear expectations and obligations for employees and employers is a critical requirement for any business.

Two recent High Court decisions emphasised the importance of written contractual agreements and the difficulty for businesses to correctly classify whether certain workers should be considered employees or independent contractors.

With its future secure in Melbourne until 2037 and another huge weekend of action scheduled this year, the Australian Grand Prix continues to be a headliner on Victoria’s events calendar.

Due to the extent of modern awards and legislative requirements, many businesses can find it difficult to navigate the workplace relations system.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has dismissed an employer’s jurisdictional objection to their former casual employee who filed a general protections claim after his hours were reduced to zero following a mental health absence due to work-related stress.

Melbourne was recently announced as the 14th World Chambers Congress (WCC) host in 2025. Before then, the 2023 edition will be held in Geneva, Switzerland on June 21-23.

As part of the Federal Government’s Secure Jobs Better Pay legislation, workplace sexual harassment is prohibited under the Fair Work Act from 6 March 2023.

Enterprise bargaining between an employer, employees and their representatives must follow rules and obligations for an agreement to be made and approved.

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has denied a General Protections application with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after finding that an experienced human resources manager was not forced to resign by her employer after her unpaid parental leave request was denied.

When a workplace has an employee with patterns of absence or excessive levels of absence, it can make it difficult for a team to perform at its best.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has awarded compensation to a truck driver who was unfairly dismissed for sleeping on the job after the company did not uphold procedural fairness during the dismissal.

The Victorian Chamber has announced the expert panel of speakers for its upcoming Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) event on Wednesday March 22.

In late 2022, the Federal Parliament passed the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Amendment Act 2022, featuring some of the most significant changes to Australia’s industrial relations laws in the last decade.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has awarded compensation to an employee unfairly dismissed for making “unsophisticated” comments after the company did not allow procedural fairness during the dismissal.

The CEO of the Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games Jeroen Weimar says the event will present significant opportunities for Victorian businesses, particularly those in the regions.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) denied an employee’s unfair dismissal application after he took a period of unauthorised leave to visit a relative overseas and subsequently filed his application 15 days late.