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Tracking the modern slavery landscape: recent developments
An update on developments in the modern slavery compliance space, with a focus on emerging trends in activism, legislative reform and litigation, and the impacts of COVID-19. ...
'Winding back' responsible lending obligations
The Government announced a simplification to Australia's consumer credit regulatory regime, which has been widely reported as a 'wind back' or 'axing' of the responsible lending obligations (RLOs) under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 (Cth) (Credit Act). Learn more from our experts. ...
From MySuper to YourSuper
The Government released a paper entitled 'Your Future, Your Super' setting out 'reforms to make your super work harder for you' in the 2020-21 budget. This article summarises the measures and gives our take on them. ...
Technology Investment Roadmap
Technologies that will play a fundamental role in addressing the current shortcomings of our electricity networks and driving investor confidence in the energy sector. Learn more on what our experts have to say. ...
Changes to the JobKeeper scheme
The JobKeeper scheme will be modified, and extended from 28 September 2020 until 30 March 2021. ...
JobKeeper enabling directions – a focus on 'reasonableness'
In a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (the FWC), an employer has been chastised for unreasonably directing an employee to work only 60% of their pre-COVID hours. ...
No 'ordinary and customary turnover in labour' where there is a reasonable expectation of ongoing work
An employee's reasonable expectation of continued employment is relevant to determining whether the termination was 'due to the ordinary and customary turnover of labour' for the purpose of exemption from statutory redundancy entitlements. ...
Redundancy unfair after employer fails to consult
The Fair Work Commission (the FWC) has found a failure to consult meant an employee who was made redundant missed out on receiving the JobKeeper wage subsidy, which could have kept her working for longer. Her dismissal was therefore unfair. ...
National Electricity and Gas rules update: July 2020
In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of July, as well as take a closer look at AER's Customer Service Incentive Scheme. ...
Risk e-business? Navigating the acceleration of your business online
From IT infrastructure considerations, and data collection to digital advertising and protecting your IP, our cross-disciplinary team explore some of the legal and regulatory considerations when creating or refreshing your digital offering. ...