PayDay Super is now law, with changes effective from 1 July 2026. The reforms introduce a new voluntary disclosure regime and a new penalty framework for non-compliance. Stay ahead of the changes and understand your new obligations.

Working from home continues to present legal challenges for employers. Please read our latest update below.

Our employment team has prepared an update on a recent Full Federal Court decision in connection with discrimination and related workplace laws.

Victoria will be the first Australian jurisdiction to introduce legislation which prohibits the use the non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in relation to workplace sexual harassment.

The Senate has passed a number of amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009, however the Government has been unable to attract sufficient support from cross-benchers for several key proposed changes, which have now been omitted from the Fair Work Amendment Bill 2014.

The passed amendments are significant and include:

• establishing a new process for negotiation of greenfields agreements by extending good faith bargaining to the negotiation of these agreements and providing an optional six month negotiation timeframe for the parties to reach agreement (following which an employer can apply to the Fair Work Commission (Commission) for approval of its agreement);
• providing new requirements to prevent employees from taking protected industrial action unless bargaining has commenced (either voluntarily or because a majority support determination has been made);
• imposing an obligation on employers to discuss with employees a refusal to grant an extension to unpaid parental leave.