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[Australia] Changes to unpaid parental leave requirements and employer action [Australia] Changes to unpaid parental leave requirements and employer action

The legislation is now gender neutral. References to ‘maternity leave’ are replaced with ‘parental leave’.
19 Sep 2023

[Australia] Chevron asks FWC to intervene in labour dispute [Australia] Chevron asks FWC to intervene in labour dispute

The employer is counting on new laws, in effect since June, that empower the industrial arbitrator to force parties into...
14 Sep 2023

[Australia] Can employers prevent people working from home? [Australia] Can employers prevent people working from home?

For parents and younger workers, in particular, working from home is not an arrangement they will easily give up.
11 Sep 2023

[Australia] Helping payroll professionals reduce the risk of burnout [Australia] Helping payroll professionals reduce the risk of burnout

The economic impact is as significant as the personal cost. Each year workplace burnout costs Australian businesses billions of dollars.
07 Sep 2023

[Australia] Barbie and Matildas help narrow gender pay gap [Australia] Barbie and Matildas help narrow gender pay gap

The country’s gender pay gap fell to a record low of 13 per cent during the June quarter, down from...
04 Sep 2023

[China] Personal income tax policy for expats extended [China] Personal income tax policy for expats extended

The personal income tax policy on subsidies for foreign individuals has been in effect for several years and, for those...
30 Aug 2023