27 May 2026
AI risks already covered by WHS laws — for now – but expect more express changes
Existing WHS and workplace laws already require employers to manage the risks posed by artificial intelligence and they ...
20 May 2026
Do Employers have to put up with unreasonable barrages of AI driven complaints?
No, according to the FWC in Wibmer v Fujifilm Data Management Solutions Pty Ltd, where they found that an employee’s per...
13 May 2026
Payday Super: What Employers Need to Know
From 1 July 2026, employers will be required to pay superannuation with every pay cycle, not quarterly. Super will need ...
01 May 2026
Does a positive RTW intention prevent an employer from dismissing a long term absent employee?
No. In Matthew Tran v East Metropolitan Health Service, the WAIRC confirmed that a 2 year absent employee's return to wo...
24 April 2026
Harassment: Still “Part of the Culture”?
Unions NSW’s Ready, Willing, Unable report (the Report) is a significant warning to all workplaces and a timely reminder...
15 April 2026
OHS Manager Prosecution and 240% Penalty Increase: Court Sends a Strong Message
The Victorian County Court has significantly increased a workplace health and safety penalty, from $32,500 to $110,000—a...
10 April 2026
Genuine Redundancy or ETP?
A recent decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court Commissioner of Taxation v Baya Casal [2026] FCAFC 11 (20 Febru...
03 April 2026
Did FWC just endorse a return of the ‘Long Lunch’?
A FWC full bench has upheld (MQT Pty Ltd v Chantelle Tamati [2025] FWCFB 265 (20 November 2025)) a $63,500 compensation ...
30 March 2026
Medical-Grounds Termination Not Unlawful Discrimination
The Federal Circuit and Family Court has ruled (Mullaney v Qube Ports Pty Ltd [2025] FedCFamC2G 1784 (30 October 2025)) ...
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