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Employment law update sees significant changes to the workplace - The Secure Jobs Better Pay Act 2022

As all employers in Australia know, our workplace laws are complicated and regularly change, often without notice. A change of government inevitably sees a transformation in the industrial relations landscape, impacting how businesses employ and manage their staff. As such, we have now seen yet another post-election employment law change, with the passing of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act 2022 (Act). This amends the Fair Work Act 2009 and brings some huge changes to Australian workplace law. We have outlined some of the key changes impacting businesses below.
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The ‘Gig’antic Changes Coming Our Way - Deliveroo Rider Not An Employee

Last year has seen an emerging trend where judges are evolving and changing the way we identify and categorise principal-contractor relationship and employer-employee relationship.   In the aftermath of the High Court judgments earlier this year, including Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining And Energy Union & Anor v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd [2022] HCA 1 (Personnel Contracting) and ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd v Jamsek [2022] HCA 2 (Jamsek)), we are seeing rapid changes in judges’ view on these commercial relationships.  

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