Photo by Getty Images via unsplash.com Restraint Reforms: What Employees & Employers Need to Know Proposed restraint of trade reform in 2027 will involve lifting restraints of trade, specifically non-competes for employees who earn below the high-income threshold. The change, set to take effect in 2027, gives employees the flexibility
Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels National Employment Standards you should know Updated: 8 April 2026 Did you know there are National Employment Standards that apply across Australia, regardless of an employee's earnings? Also, did you know that, regardless of whether employees work under an industry award, employment contract, or
Photo by Icons8 Team on Unsplash Australian Fair Work Commission's 21 day limitation period calculation & extension grants Updated: 27 January 2021 Both unfair dismissal and general protections applications have a strict lodgement due date and extensions are granted in exceptional circumstances. Here’s a guide so you know exactly how the limitation periods
Photo by Malvestida Magazine on Unsplash Minimum working hours per shift in Australia Updated 26 September 2022 While there is maximum weekly working hours in Australia, there is also minimum working hours per day. It is important you know what they are whether you are an employer or an employee. Understanding the minimum
Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash Period of employment definition 31 December 2019 Calculating an employee’s period of employment is important if you are responding to an employee's application for an unfair dismissal remedy. As you will see below, the definition is not so so straight forward so here's a guide. In a