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Payroll compliance under Australian Employment Law – why does it cause issues on M&A deals, and what can you do about it?

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May 5, 2026

Small and/or casual cohort enterprise agreements

March 16, 2026

Recent Fair Work Commission decisions have provided insight as to how applications for approval of enterprise agreements made with a small voting cohort can still be approved in light of the recent legislative changes.

Misclassified as a contractor – modest penalty imposed

February 5, 2026

An employer underpaid an IT specialist when it treated him as a contractor for 14 years. The employer should have addressed the “uncertainty”. The Court described the employer’s conduct as being at “the lower end of the seriousness spectrum” and demonstrated how character of the business or offence can mitigate costs.

Fixed-term and maximum-term contracts for Charities and Not-For-Profit organisations

November 27, 2025

Recent changes to the Fair Work Act and Regulations impose strict limits on fixed-term and maximum-term contracts, with only narrow exceptions for charities and not-for-profits. Organisations must ensure funding arrangements and contract terms meet all prescribed criteria to remain compliant.

Tragic incident prompts reminder of safety obligations for labour-hire companies

October 7, 2025

Labour-hire companies should reflect on how they engage with clients and employees to discharge their health and safety obligations. A recent District Court of NSW decision warns against inadequate measures and provides important lessons for labour-hire employers.

Outsourcing Lessons for Employers: Airline giant ordered to pay hefty penalty

September 16, 2025

On 18 August 2025, the Federal Court awarded the Transport Workers’ Union $50 million out of the $90 million penalty judgment it ordered against Australian airline, Qantas Airways Limited for its largest and most significant contravention of Pt 3-1 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) in over a decade. The case reminds employers to comply with the Fair Work Act when outsourcing work and to be aware, especially for larger employer corporations, that if a breach of the legislation is found, massive penalties may be ordered.

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