AI brings new safety risks that cannot be ignored

As AI and digital technologies reshape the workplace, the risks are growing, and without strong action, the dangers to...

01 May 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Solicitor brings fight against employer years after her termination

A solicitor terminated from her position at an immigration detention centre based in Sydney’s west has brought an...

14 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

'Game of bluff’ with non-compete clauses is over for employers

With the Albanese government announcing the banning of non-compete clauses in budget 2025, employers can no longer bind...

27 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

More court stoushes in store for boutique firm and vengeful training lawyer

In what appears to be a seemingly endless legal battle, a Parramatta boutique law firm has been dragged through yet...

26 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Trump targets 20 BigLaw firms over DEI, including Australia-based players

Not content with going after firms it deems to have acted against US interests, the Trump administration is now probing...

20 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Identity allegation exposes HR manager with claim against major firm

Concerning information has exposed the alleged identity of a former HR manager who accused Slater & Gordon of...

19 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Recent judicial decisions could have ‘significant’ implications for employers

“Conflicting” judicial decisions around section 323 of the Fair Work Act could have “significant” impacts on...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

139k working days lost over industrial disputes last year

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed that an additional 39,800 working days were lost...

13 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

How businesses can better combat Australia’s wage theft epidemic

Wage theft has been a big issue affecting workers across multiple industries throughout Australia, enacting new laws...

13 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Maurice Blackburn changes striking staff’s ‘out-of-office’ emails

According to Maurice Blackburn employees engaged in today’s (6 March) industrial action, the national plaintiff law...

06 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

McCabes adds another team from HBA Legal, principal from PwC

Fast-growing BigLaw firm McCabes has expanded its employment, workplace health and safety practice with the appointment...

04 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Employment law cases impacting workplaces in 2025

Here are five cases from 2024 that I predict might have a critical impact on employment law outcomes in workplaces in...

27 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

What happens if Dutton rolls back Right to Disconnect laws?

While aspiring prime minister Peter Dutton may intend to wind back the newly legislated Right to Disconnect, such a...

30 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

The rise of knife crime and the reasonable foreseeability of employers

Recent horrific attacks have raised questions about whether an employer can be liable for random acts of violence,...

23 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Firms have potential liability for workers’ compensation claims for WFH staff

This year, we are likely to see increased debate and possibly case law on employees’ right to work from home. As...

23 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Former Nine reporter reaches settlement over sexual discrimination claim

Former Today television reporter Airlie Walsh has reached a confidential settlement of her Federal Court sex...

23 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Do ASX-listed CEOs need bodyguards in 2025?

Undertaking a security risk assessment and implementing reasonably practicable controls in the event of unpredictable...

13 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

A refresher for company directors on current workplace laws

Recent legislative changes made to Australian workplace regulations have reshaped the expectations for company...

17 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

KWM adds 6 partners, a strategic counsel, and 12 lawyers from Corrs

Global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has swelled its employment relations and safety practice significantly, with...

16 December 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

JWS appoints partner, special counsel for IR, employment team

National law firm Johnson Winter Slattery has appointed two senior associates from BigLaw rival Corrs Chambers...

05 November 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy