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You’ve probably heard these buzzwords around the office. You may have even feigned understanding when they were brought up at the last innovation retreat. But what does it all mean?...

It’s not only Ebenezer Scrooge who’s worried about the Ghost of Christmas Past. For HR professionals, Christmas can evoke memories of complaints made, and festive frivolities taken too far.

A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has paved the way for unions to notify the Commission of a dispute in their own right

There is no doubt that 2017 has been a tough year for retailers, with sales remaining flat and a number of retailers having to close their doors. All of this...

A Federal Court decision has reinforced that employers’ implied right to issue lawful and reasonable directions.

The Fair Work Commission has remitted an application for an unfair dismissal remedy for re-determination after it found that the Commissioner who heard the application failed to deal with a...

Irrespective of whether you are hosting the next World Cup qualifier or a local league soccer match, as an event organiser you have a duty to manage workplace risks to...

This article focuses on learnings from a recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia, where the Court held that a decision-maker’s genuinely held (but probably mistaken) belief that a...

Amendments to the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement have resulted in changes to the monetary thresholds that apply to determine whether Singaporean investors are required to seek Foreign Investment Review Board...

In a decision hat offers significant learnings for any organisation operating an internal complaints resolution service, the District Court of NSW has concluded that by initiating a complaint to the...

The legislation governing the Australian family law system has not been comprehensively reviewed since its commencement in the 1970's. Now an expansive review of the legislation has been commissioned by...

In a recent decision, a funeral fund, Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd (Lifeplan), successfully brought claims against two of its former employees for using confidential information they took during their...