Australia

New and updated

• Australia: Useful information - key future employment law developments

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  International

  Updated to reflect that the Bill concerning employees’ rights to request conversion from casual employment is not proceeding and a Bill that amends the rules on minimum wages is before Parliament.

• Australia: Recruitment and selection

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  International

  Updated to include additional information on the Temporary Skilled Shortage visa.

• Australia: Pay and benefits

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  International

  Updated to reflect a Fair Work Commission decision requiring modern awards to include a new clause on family and domestic violence leave.

• Australia: Termination of employment

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  International

  Updated to reflect the high income threshold, effective 1 July 2018, and its impact on the compensation for unfair dismissal.

• 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: Contracts of employment

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  International

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

• Australia: Industrial relations

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  International

  An employment law guide to industrial relations in Australia, including trade unions, modern awards, enterprise agreements, collective bargaining, informing and consulting employees, and industrial action.

• Australia: Employee rights

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  International

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

• Australia: Useful resources - legal service providers

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  International

  Information on legal service providers for Australia employment law.

• Australia: Equal opportunities

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  International

  An employment law guide to equal opportunities in Australia, including exceptions, harassment and sexual harassment, victimisation, positive action, gender equality indicators, and remedies and penalties.