Australia

New and updated

• Australia: Health and safety

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  International

  Updated to include information on the introduction of a new offence of industrial manslaughter in the state of Queensland.

• Australia: Pay and benefits

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  International

  Updated to include information on penalties for record-keeping failures.

• Australia: Contracts of employment

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on the enforceability of restrictive covenants where an employer has committed a repudiatory breach.

• Australia: Industrial relations

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect the high income threshold, effective 1 July 2017.

• Australia: Employee rights

  Type:

  International

  Updated to include information on changes to the rules for scheduling excessive annual leave, effective 29 July 2017, in some modern awards.

• Australia: Termination of employment

  Type:

  International

  Updated to reflect the high income threshold, effective 1 July 2017.

• Australia: Useful resources - legal service providers

  Type:

  International

  Information on legal service providers for Australia employment law.

• Australia: Recruitment and selection

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  International

  An employment law guide to recruitment and selection in Australia, including discrimination, advertising vacancies, job offers, recruiting foreign nationals and young people and children, and formalities and induction.

• Australia: Useful resources - online employment law information

  Type:

  International

  Useful online resources on employment law in Australia.

• Australia: Training and development

  Type:

  International

  An employment law guide to training and development in Australia, including apprenticeships and traineeships.