Damages for the manner of dismissal after Elisha v Vision Australia [2024] HCA 50

Leigh will give his insights into the decision and its implication from the perspective of one of the barristers briefed for the trial, Court of Appeal, and High Court proceedings. He will unpack the Court’s reasoning and give predictions as to what this could mean...

Workplace Justice Visas: Exploring new reforms to protect migrant workers in Australia

In July 2024, the Federal government introduced the Workplace Justice Visa, a world-first policy that enables temporary migrant workers to remain in Australia in order for workplace exploitation issues to be addressed. Additionally, temporary migrant workers are now...

Closing Loopholes – The reforms to defining employees and casuals in the Fair Work Act

This webinar featured authors of two forthcoming articles in a Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Labour Law examining the substance of the ‘Loopholes’ that were purportedly closed by the Albanese Government led changes to the FW Act. Defining employment –...

Engaging young workers: Union organising, campaigns and strategies

While ABS data continue to show declining trade union membership in Australia, the situation regarding young workers is quite dire: in 2022, only 25 of those aged 15-19 were union members, and only 5% of 20–24 year olds. Attracting young people is therefore vital to...

Better pay, more bargaining? Assessing Labor’s Reforms

Since being elected in 2022, the Albanese Government has made significant changes to the enterprise bargaining system under the Fair Work Act 2009, with the stated intention of reversing a decade-long decline in agreement-making and boosting pay outcomes for workers....