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Closing Loopholes Act - Change to DV Protections adverse action australian capital territory changes closingloopholes family and domestic violence new south wales northern territory protected attributes south australia tasmania victoria western australia Feb 26, 2024

Change 1: Protection for employees subject to family and domestic violence

Previously, ‘subjection to family and domestic violence’ was not listed as a protected attribute for employees, meaning employees were not safeguarded from adverse action.

This all changed after the recent...

General Protections: What Are They? adverse action anti-discrimination employee rights gender equality general protections hr compliance industrial action legal action protected attributes Dec 21, 2023

So, what are the general protections from a Fair Work lens? General protections seek to protect workers from harmful (adverse) action, coercion, undue influence or pressure, and misrepresentation where they affect workplace rights.

The role of the general protections is to:

Protect...

Fair Work Updates: 'Closing the Labour Hire Loophole' anti-discrimination australian capital territory casual conversion employee rights fair work family and domestic violence hr compliance industrial action minimum entitlements modern awards new south wales northern territory protected attributes queensland secure jobs better pay south australia tasmania victoria western australia Oct 19, 2023

The Fair Work Act 2009 is set to undergo another round of amendments thanks to the Fair Work Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023, which was introduced on 4 September 2023. These changes follow the various amendments that were introduced under the passing of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay, and ...

Workplace Equality: Closing the Gender Pay Gap anti-discrimination australian capital territory employee rights employee wellbeing employii news gender equality hr compliance new south wales northern territory pay gap policies and procedures protected attributes queensland safe workspaces tasmania victoria western australia Jul 14, 2023

Earlier this year, Parliament passed the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill on 30 March 2023.

These legislative reforms have been a major step forward in accelerating employer action to help close the gender pay gap.

So the bill has been passed,...

Changes to Paid Parental Leave Scheme australian capital territory employee rights employii news fair work flexible working hr compliance leave and entitlements minimum entitlements new south wales northern territory paid leave parental leave protected attributes queensland south australia tasmania victoria western australia Jul 03, 2023

As of 1 July 2023, changes to the Paid Parental Leave scheme came into effect. Here's a breakdown of the changes and what you need to know:

The main changes:

The previous entitlements provided 18 weeks' of paid parental leave alongside 2 weeks' of Dad and Partner pay. These two...

Expanding Definition for Workplace Discrimination: 3x New Protected Attributes adverse action anti-discrimination australian capital territory fair work hr compliance industry update new south wales northern territory protected attributes queensland secure jobs better pay south australia tasmania victoria western australia May 29, 2023

As you might know, on 6 December 2022, the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Cth) became law in Australia.

We can expect a number of transformative changes to be rolled out over the next 12 months, including amendments to the protected...

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