End-of-year work celebrations are likely to be very different this year as employers face new risks and challenges to provide a safe environment for their staff.

November was a busy month for the Fair Work Commission with several decisions resulting in many modern awards being changed more than once.

With payment of wages being in the media recently, sparked by recent large-scale, multi-million-dollar underpayments claims, it is increasingly important to understand your business’ obligations.

Tabled by the Industrial Relations Minister in Federal Parliament, the proposed changes to Australia’s workplace laws will have a major and lasting impact on our workforce and businesses.

An accountancy firm has been ordered to pay penalties after providing the Fair Work Ombudsman with false records and covering up underpayments for their client.

The Industrial Relations Omnibus Bill, tabled in Federal Parliament today, will improve clarity and flexibility for both employers and employees and stimulate job creation in our state.

The Fair Work Commission has ordered an employer to pay their staff who refused to attend work after multiple colleagues tested positive for COVID-19.

With no compensation cap on general protection claims, a software company has been ordered to pay a record $5.2 million in damages to an employee who made complaints about his colleagues.

The Fair Work Commission has ordered more the $28,000 in compensation to a former employee who was accused of stealing from the workplace and fired without a ‘proper investigation’.

A new report released by Safe Work Australia shows how Australia's work-related fatality toll has risen from 146 in 2018 to 183 in 2019. Explore our interactive infographic.

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will review the Secure Work Pilot Scheme announced today by the Victorian Government.

With the end of the year quickly approaching, your business must use the little time that is left in 2020 to review your HR plan for the upcoming Christmas and New Year period.

A worker has been seriously injured who was ordered to manually lift a 119kg steel beam, lift it above their head, and climb a ladder - all while in the rain.

A tribunal panel has upheld a decision where an employee was the subject of discrimination and sexual harassment after displaying a poster intended to promote health and safety.

The COVID-19 pandemic has largely seen an end to face-to-face workplace investigations. Instead, investigators are conducting investigations virtually using telephone and video conferencing platforms. The adoption of virtual means often means processes are quicker and can be a more cost-effective avenue of investigating misconduct. Given many businesses will be moving to ongoing working-from-home arrangements, these virtual processes will be here to stay.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled an employee who came to Australia on a 457 visa was unfairly dismissed despite a myriad of concerns because the business failed to comply with the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code.