Browsing: Legislation & regulation

Unions have already lodged a significant number of 'same job, same pay' applications, while recruiters remain in the dark as to how some of the scheme's "difficult issues" will play out, a lawyer says. read more

Labour hire companies will likely have to wait many more months before having input into the new national harmonised labour hire laws. read more

One of the most controversial elements of the Closing Loopholes legislation starts today, allowing employees to ignore out-of-hours contact from their employer. Meanwhile major reforms to contracting arrangements and casual employment also take effect. read more

After years of advocacy by the RCSA, the ACT Government has finally ditched its requirement for recruiters to hold an employment agent's licence. Meanwhile the Association is still lobbying against a payroll tax hike and 'same job, same pay' contradictions. read more

The Fair Work Commission has released new information about its unfair contracts jurisdiction starting soon, but some key details are still lacking, and time is running out for agencies and employers to comply, says RCSA head of advocacy and policy Brooke Lord. read more

As employers continue to struggle enforcing their office-time mandates, the Fair Work Commission has issued orders rejecting an employee's request to work from home. read more

It's always important to review and update employment contracts, but this is especially so following the raft of legislative changes over the past year, a workplace lawyer says. read more

From next month, independent contractors will have access to a new jurisdiction for disputing contract terms, but the Fair Work Commission is yet to reveal a crucial detail of how that will operate. read more

The Albanese Government has committed to developing an employment services system "that employers want to use", and is open to blocking service providers from referring jobseekers to their own training programs. read more

The ACTU has endorsed a policy to restrict the use of non-compete clauses, and the Victorian Labour Hire Authority is stepping up its surveillance on the use of restraint clauses in the staffing industry. However, employers say restraint clauses are crucial to encourage employers to invest in training and to protect valuable confidential intellectual property. read more