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The Employment Law Handbook is a clear guide to Australian workplace law.

The handbook provides important advice, valuable tips and vital information to help you tackle even the most difficult employment law issues in your workplace with absolute confidence. Finding the information you need in the Employment Law Practical Handbook is fast and easy thanks to its alphabetical format… It’s written by a team of experts led by Editor-in-Chief Charles Power of Holding Redlich Lawyers and is updated regularly to ensure you keep up-to-date with any new developments or changes to legislation.

24/09/2026

While employers do not generally regulate the private activities of employees, out-of-hours conduct may justify disciplinary action, including dismissal, where there is a sufficient connection between the conduct and the employment relationship. Explore this issue in the latest bulletin: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/bulletin/can-you-dismiss-an-employee-for-serious-misconduct-that-occurred-outside-work/

18/09/2026

The Federal Government has introduced for discussion proposed legislation that will insert in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) a right for employees to be free from non-compete clauses where their earnings are equal to or below the high-income threshold: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/bulletin/proposed-new-laws-will-dramatically-limit-post-employment-restraints/

17/09/2026

An accounting firm claimed their worker was doing unpaid training. The worker claimed they were an employee. Whose side did the court take? Find out: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/case-law/trainee-more-likely-to-be-an-employee-if-their-work-is-of-value/

11/09/2026

The law around work health and safety codes of practice in NSW has changed. Find out how in the Employment Law Handbook: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/question-and-answer/how-has-the-law-around-work-health-and-safety-codes-changed-in-new-south-wales/

10/09/2026

A recent High Court ruling has implications for the employees seeking to admit covert recordings into evidence in proceedings such as unfair dismissal, adverse action, discrimination: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/bulletin/when-can-an-employee-use-a-covertly-recorded-workplace-conversation/

04/09/2026

In Part 2 of our casual employment bulletin duo, we examine the very first ruling to cite the casual conversion provisions from the Fair Work Commission: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/bulletin/breaking-down-fair-work-act-casual-employment-and-casual-conversion-rights-part-2/
conversion

03/09/2026

An employee lodged a general protections claim following resigning due to her sexual harassment claim being mismanaged by her employer: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/case-law/manager-forced-to-resign-following-mismanaged-sexual-harassment-complaint/

27/08/2026

This week’s bulletin kicks off a two-part series exploring casual employment and conversion rights under the Fair Work Act: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/bulletin/breaking-down-fair-work-act-casual-employment-and-casual-conversion-rights-part-1/

25/08/2026

If an employee requests personal leave at the same time as their pre-booked annual leave, must you change the annual leave to personal leave? Find out in the Employment Law Handbook: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/question-and-answer/must-we-change-annual-leave-to-personal-leave-on-request/

20/08/2026

The Victorian Government has delayed the commencement of Equal Opportunity Amendment (Work from Home) Bill 2026 (Vic) from 1 September 2026 (and on 1 July 2027 for small businesses with fewer than 15 employees) to 1 July 2027: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com.au/bulletin/victorian-government-delays-work-from-home-law-amid-concerns-of-impact-to-businesses/

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