Latest Workplace Relations

Big Law • 18 August 2023 • ByEmma Musgrave4-day weeks see staff personal days drop by 44%

The number of employees taking sick and personal days has seen a dramatic decline in companies that have implemented a...

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Politics • 23 May 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyExercise caution in going against your employer’s Voice position

Corporate Australia is increasingly taking positions on social issues, particularly given the growing prominence of ESG....

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Politics • 22 March 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyCould ‘right to disconnect’ laws work for firms?

While legislating a right to disconnect could allow lawyers to meaningfully recharge their batteries, detox from tech...

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Big Law • 18 March 2023 • ByLawyers WeeklyA big week for BigLaw: What’s hot in law (13-17 Mar)

Some of the largest firms operating in Australia made some waves in the news this past week — and not all for the...

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Big Law • 15 March 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyWorkplace partners ‘inundated’ with huge uptick in work

As one BigLaw partner in employment and workplace relations told Lawyers Weekly, “I have just come off my biggest...

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Corporate Counsel • 14 March 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyLegal likely to be among the last to see redundancies in tech

Amid a handful of large-scale redundancies in some of the world’s largest tech companies, in-house recruiters reflect...

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SME Law • 06 March 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyAustralian Business Lawyers & Advisors to focus solely on workplace...

Mid-tier firm Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA) has closed its corporate and commercial practice and is...

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Big Law • 04 March 2023 • ByLawyers WeeklyWorkplaces under scrutiny: What’s hot in law this week (27 Feb-3...

Myriad workplace issues and trends — from treatment of staff to greenwashing, from virtual courts to leadership traits...

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NewLaw • 24 January 2023 • ByAndrew BrooksBallkids are in the news, and it has nothing to do with the tennis

Simply calling someone a volunteer, without properly classifying them, is not enough to prevent an employment...

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SME Law • 02 December 2022 • ByJerome Doraisamy78 new accredited specialists named in Victoria

Practitioners in children’s law, commercial law, commercial litigation, criminal law, immigration, wills and estates,...

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