HFW Workplace Relations Update 2025 – The Year Ahead
This year’s update from the national Workplace Relations Team of HFW Australia provides a collection of insightful pieces.
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15 April 2025
2024 brought with it a raft of changes, and now that those changes have commenced, 2025 promises to be the year in which the reforms are put to the test.
This update deals with key issues raised by the amendments, together with changes to discrimination and safety laws, and significant judicial decisions in this space.
Have you under-estimated the risk of multi-employer enterprise bargaining
One of the key changes made to the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment…
Redundancy risks – two cautionary tales for employers
Employers seeking to restructure their businesses, particularly in an increasingly complex financial and operational landscape…
Wage theft has been criminalised: Is your business at risk?
As of 1 January 2025, it is a federal criminal offence for employers to intentionally underpay their employees…
Around the grounds – discrimination reforms in focus
The laws relating to discrimination in connection with work have been the subject of a range of developments in recent…
Privacy in the spotlight
It has been an interesting 12 months in the world of privacy law, with some interesting decisions and a tranche of legislative reforms…
Disconnecting in a connected world: The effectiveness of the Australian Right to Disconnect
In August 2024, the introduction of the right to disconnect saw…
Will WFH become a right for all employees or is it just hype?
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home arrangements were considered a perk, primarily available…
Questions left unanswered: When will an employer be liable for an employee’s psychiatric injury?
In December 2024, the High Court concluded an almost…
Internal or external workplace investigation? – that is the question
Employers faced with employee misconduct will often ask: should my business conduct a workplace investigation internally or…
Developments in workplace safety: Psychosocial risk reforms in Australia
There is a growing body of research that indicates that workplace stress, bullying, harassment, and lack of support…
Gig-nificent Gains: New era of protections for gig workers
Recent legislative changes have come into effect that provide protections for “gig economy workers”…
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HFW Workplace Relations Update 2025 – The Year Ahead
This year's update from the national Workplace Relations Team of HFW Australia provides a collection of insightful, forward-looking thought pieces…
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Have you under-estimated the risk of multi-employer enterprise bargaining
One of the key changes made to the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) by the Fair Work Legislation Amendment…
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Briefing
Redundancy risks – two cautionary tales for employers
Employers seeking to restructure their businesses, particularly in an increasingly complex financial and operational landscape…
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