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Australia’s changing industrial landscape: What do employers need to do and when?
On 2 December 2022, the Federal Government passed the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth). These reforms represent fundamental changes to Australia’s workplace relations laws and will have a significant impact on all Australian employers and employees.
16 December 2022
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Respect@Work: sexual harassment as a governance and risk issue
Landmark sexual harassment laws have just been passed by the Federal Parliament. In this article, we consider the new laws, and examine the wider issue of sexual harassment, from a governance and risk perspective.
14 December 2022
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Respect@Work: why responding to sexual harassment is everyone’s business
Workplace culture is undergoing a major change, driven by movements such as #MeToo, #TimesUp and #LetHerSpeak.
08 December 2022
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Respect@Work bill passes Parliament
Yesterday, the Respect at Work bill passed through both Houses of Parliament. This marks a significant step towards implementing a further 7 of the 55 recommendations contained in the 2020 Respect@Work Report.
29 November 2022
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Respect@Work – the new positive duty and other changes
The Federal Government has today introduced a bill to implement a further seven of the recommendations of the Respect@Work Report (Bill), as well as making a number of other changes.
27 September 2022
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Enough is enough: Report calls on urgent response to sexual harassment
The Community Development and Justice Standing Committee of the WA Parliament (Committee) has tabled their report ‘Enough is enough: sexual harassment against women in the FIFO mining industry" (Report).
28 June 2022
