From 26 August 2024, employees will formally be given the right to disconnect from all workplace communications outside of regular working hours.

In recent legal developments, a class action lawsuit has been initiated against the fast-food giant’s employment law compliance.

From 1 August 2023, all businesses are required to pay their employees up to 10-days paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave. In November 2022, the Australian Government made significant changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) and the National Employment Standards in November 2022 through the Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Act 2022. This is an increase from the previous entitlement under the National Employment Standards which only entitled employees to 5 days of unpaid leave.

Surveillance in the workplace, is largely an accepted and understood part of the Australian workplace in some way, shape or form. The most common form of workplace surveillance would be by camera but it is not limited to this.

There has recently been a change to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) that all employers and business owners need to be aware of.