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We know that ‘Project Life Agreements’ have previously been pursued by industry as a remedy to this issue, and calls for reform were supported by the Federal Government. But will the IR Working Groups reach agreement? Will we see this as a feature of the soon to be announced reforms? In our sixth article in … Read more
In our fifth article in our Workplace change for the COVID recovery series, Michael Gonski, Partner and Rommo Pandit, Senior Associate from our Sydney office; discuss the challenges faced by employers in complying with a complicated system of Australian employment laws. There have been a number of recent examples of large Australian corporates disclosing that … Read more
In our latest article in our Workplace change for the COVID recovery series, Natalie Gaspar, Partner from our Melbourne office; investigates the anticipated changes to Australia’s enterprise bargaining system. It is anticipated that the reform package will contain measures which seek to streamline the approval process by giving primacy to the bargained outcome. A welcome … Read more
We’re delighted to have launched our Workplace Change for the Covid Recovery – Australian Industrial Relations Reforms series. Look forward to twice weekly additions to this site focusing on the practical impacts for business in the face of the proposed reforms. This week, Anthony Wood and Shivchand Jhinku consider progress in relation to the process … Read more
On 14 October Spain’s Official State Journal (BOE) published two new Royal Decrees on equality: Royal Decree 902/2020, of 13 October, on equal pay between women and men (RD 902/2020) and Royal Decree 901/2020, of 13 October, which regulates equality plans and their registration and which modifies Royal Decree 713/2010, of 28 May, on the … Read more
Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month covers: the changes to labour laws in Karnataka, in India, to help ease the burden on employers and attract new investment; our Compliance Check, which considers the updated requirements for safe measures in the workplace in Singapore; an article on employer obligations in relation to sexual … Read more
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently revisited the principles for determining whether an enterprise agreement passes the ‘better off overall test’ (BOOT) in relation to an enterprise agreements with ‘loaded rates’. In doing so they further emphasised the complex nature of the enterprise bargaining provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 … Read more
Background The Victorian Wage Theft Bill 2020 (the Bill) was passed by both houses of the Victorian Parliament on 16 June 2020. The Bill imposes significant penalties, including jail time, against employers who underpay their staff. The Bill has been in the making for a number of years, and was a key election promise for … Read more
Our Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives update this month looks at: our live webinar that discussed the continued impact of COVID-19 across the region and some of the challenges faced by businesses and organisations; In Indonesia, the proposals outlined in the draft Omnibus Bill on Job Creation, including among other things, widespread changes to termination … Read more
