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Beyond the Workers’ Compensation Claim: What Queensland Courts Are Now Awarding for Psychiatric Injury at Work
A Queensland council paid $2.35 million to a former employee last year. Not for a physical injury. For a psychiatric injury caused by a fabricated email that a third
Privacy Reform Hits HR: The Statutory Tort, the Employee Records Exemption, and the December 2026 Deadline for Automated Decisions
Two things have changed in Australian privacy law that most HR functions have not yet absorbed. The first is already in force: since 10 June
Performance Management That Holds Up: Why a Valid Reason Is Only Half the Defence
An engineer with thirty years’ experience was dismissed for genuinely substandard work. Missed deadlines. Quality problems. A welding error that halted a production line. The Fair Work Commission accepted
Can Redundancy Pay Be Reduced? What “Other Acceptable Employment” Really Means Under Section 120
Most employers know that a genuine redundancy triggers redundancy pay. Far fewer know that the Fair Work Commission can reduce that payment — sometimes to nothing — where
Contractor or Employee? Why One Worker Can Be Both — and What Misclassification Now Costs
“They invoice us. They have an ABN. They’re a contractor.” That reasoning has never been enough, and in 2026 it is actively dangerous. A single
Payday Super Is Here: What Employers Must Fix Now That Superannuation Is a Pay-Cycle Obligation
For decades, superannuation was a quarterly problem. You accrued it, you reconciled it, and you paid it within 28 days of the quarter’s end. From 1 July 2026 that model is
The End of the Standard Non-Compete: How to Protect Your Business Before the 2027 Restraint Reforms
There is a clause in almost every Australian employment contract that most employers have never tested, many could not enforce, and a great number are about to lose. The
Six Changes, Eighteen Months: The Australian Employer’s Compliance Calendar for 2026 and 2027
Most employers do not get caught out by the law they never heard of. They get caught out by the change they heard about, filed away, and
Managing Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace: Why a Policy Alone Won’t Protect You
What’s the real issue? Having a psychosocial health and safety policy is not the same as managing psychosocial risk and regulators increasingly treat the gap as a breach.
Flexible Work Requests: What Recent Fair Work Commission Decisions Require of Employers
What’s the real issue? Since the 2023 changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), how you handle a flexible work request now matters as much as whether you say
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