Non-Compete Clauses: What is Changing?
The Albanese Labor Government has proposed a ban on non-compete clauses on a number of occasions. Most recently, a ban on non-compete clauses was announced...
18 May, 2025
Author: Crawford de Carne
Fair Work Commission: Employment and Non-Executive Director
The Fair Work Commission’s decision (Commission) in Feldschuh v Strong Room Technology Pty Ltd [2024] FWC 216 (Feldschuh v SRT) dealt with the issue of...
25 February, 2024
Independent Contractor or Employee: No Written Contract
The High Court of Australia's decisions of Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1 (Personal Contracting) and...
22 January, 2024
Unfair Dismissal: Dismissing Applications Under Section 399A
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has a general power power to dismiss an unfair dismissal application on its own motion or upon an application under...
24 September, 2023
General Protections: Dismissal and the Fair Work Commission
The decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) Full Bench of Lipa Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Mariam Jarouche [2023] FWCFB 101 (Lipa Pharmaceuticals Decision) highlights an...
10 September, 2023
Fixed Term Contracts and the Fair Work Act
Amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) will come into effect from 6 December 2023 that include provisions on fixed term employments contracts....
27 August, 2023
Pay Secrecy
Pay secrecy provisions were part of the various amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) introduced through the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure...
20 August, 2023
Superannuation and the National Employment Standards
As part of the Federal Government’s most recent suite of changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act), the requirement for an employer to...
13 August, 2023
Restraint of Trade and Injunctions
Litigation is generally not the first step when enforcing a restraint of trade. Parties generally seek to come to a resolution first. However, the parties...
06 August, 2023
Shiftwork and Complications
Introduction The shiftwork provisions in the Building and Construction General On-Site Award 2020 (Award) for casual employees can be complicated. The Award covers employers throughout Australia in...
03 July, 2023