December is a time for giving, and you may be considering providing your child or children with financial assistance through either a gift or a loan. Before making a gift or loan, you should consider the future implications, particularly in relation to your will if you pass away.

With the recent passing through both houses of Parliament of new legislation in the form of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (the Act), a raft of changes to the Australia workplace relations landscape are already in effect.

On 28 November 2022, the Government passed the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022, marking a commitment to implement the recommendations coming out of the 2020 Sex Discrimination Commissioner’s Respect@Work Report (the Report).