Legal Insights
The second round of workplace and industrial relations reforms under the Albanese government have passed
The second round of workplace and industrial relations reforms under the Albanese government have passed – the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Act 2023 (Cth)
FWC delivers another employee v independent contractor decision, post High Court ruling in Personnel Contracting
The FWC has recently delivered a ruling involving an analysis of an employee v independent contractor relationship post the High Court’s landmark decisions of Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1 (Personnel Contracting) and ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2 (Jamsek) in this area last year.
What are the current views of the FWC in relation to the flu vaccine. Do the mandates extend beyond COVID-19? - Part 3
There has been commentary as to whether we will see a broad-based approach in relation to the implementation of a mandatory vaccination regime for other vaccines (flu) across all workplaces.
Labor fails in attempt to prevent regulations against double dipping
A recent bid by Labor to disallow the Fair Work Amendment (Casual Loading Offset) Regulations 2018 has been defeated following a vote on 16 September 2019.