We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Dean Schubert to Partner at Brown Wright Stein, effective today, 1 July 2025.
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As the pressure of the end of financial year abates, it's crucial to not overlook significant workplace changes commencing today, 1 July 2025.
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Employees will have the right to disconnect from work outside normal working hours, after amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) were recently passed.
Importantly, nothing in the new law suggests that an employer cannot contact an employee outside of their normal working hours. Rather, the amendments mean employees may refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact, or attempted contact, from an employer or third party outside of the employee’s working hours unless the refusal is unreasonable.
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New legislation allowing full-time, part-time and casual employees access to 10 days of paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave (FDVL) applies for large businesses from today, 1 February 2023. What does this mean for employers?
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On 7 September 2020, the Australian Government announced that the temporary insolvency relief measures introduced on 24 March 2020 would be extended until the end of the year.
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The Coronavirus Economic Response Package (JobKeeper Payments) Amendments Bill 2020, dubbed "JobKeeper 2.0", is set to drastically cut the number of businesses eligible for the JobKeeper wage subsidy, when it takes effect from 28 September 2020. After last minute changes to the JobKeeper 2.0 legislation, passed last week, newly-ineligible employers will maintain access to some workplace flexibility measures.
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A recent case handed down by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal reinforces the importance of insolvency practitioners exercising caution in relation to making arrangements, undertakings or agreements with employees.
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The 1st of July 2020 brought with it not just the start of a new financial year, but also a raft of changes for employers.
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Employers finally have more clarity regarding the circumstances in which they can lawfully "stand down" employees under the pre-existing provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act), after a significant ruling by the Fair Work Commission (the Commission).
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