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Clos­ing Loop­holes or Rad­i­cal Change? The Fair Work Leg­is­la­tion Amend­ment (Clos­ing Loop­holes) Bill 2023

Ear­li­er this week, the Albanese Gov­ern­ment intro­duced the ​‘Fair Work Leg­is­la­tion Amend­ment (Clos­ing Loop­holes) Bill 2023’ (Bill), which con­tains a num­ber of sig­nif­i­cant reforms to the work­place rela­tions land­scape. If ful­ly imple­ment­ed in its cur­rent form, the Bill will lead to a num­ber of impli­ca­tions in the way busi­ness­es and work­ers engage…

Helen Kow­al dis­cuss­es with Stra­ta Plus the impli­ca­tions of recent leg­isla­tive and reg­u­la­to­ry reforms in the con­struc­tion indus­try of NSW

These reforms, while wide­ly acknowl­edged as nec­es­sary for enhanc­ing the qual­i­ty of con­struc­tion work in both new and exist­ing struc­tures, have inad­ver­tent­ly trig­gered a host of com­plex­i­ties for stra­ta schemes involved in reme­di­al projects, build­ing repairs, and upgrades. To read the full arti­cle click here…

‘Tis the Sea­son to Avoid Fol­ly: Work­place Christ­mas Par­ties (2023 Edition)

It’s that time of year. The ​‘Sil­ly Sea­son’. For many organ­i­sa­tions, the offi­cial employ­er Christ­mas par­ty is imminent. The start­ing point for office Christ­mas par­ties is that they are an exten­sion of the work­place — employ­ers need to care­ful­ly bal­ance hold­ing and facil­i­tat­ing a fun event with main­tain­ing a safe, respect­ful envi­ron­ment for employees. …