Government passes new legislation regarding "casual" employment

REEF can report that the Bill has now passed both houses of Parliament, albeit in a revised and significantly reduced form.

Whilst key aspects of the Bill were jettisoned, the passing of the Bill remains a landmark development as it reforms a substantial and often problematic feature of our workplace relations system - casual employment.

When is a casual not a casual?

The employment of casual employees has become a lot more precarious following a recent court decision by the Federal Court of Australia.

Post-employment breach costs new employer

A recent decision by the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia marks new territory in the scale of remedy for post-employment breaches with a new employer hit with a $6.5 million order.

Court finds 15km post-employment restraint reasonable

One of the most common problems faced by real estate employers is what to do to protect the commercial goodwill of the business from exploitation by ex-employees. REEF's Workplace Relations Advisor, Laura Clark, examines this all to common problem and details a recent Supreme Court case where a real estate employer successfully had a post-employment restraint upheld.