Australian Labour and Employment Law, 2nd Edition

Australian Labour and Employment Law, 2nd edition has been extensively overhauled with more comprehensive analysis and interpretation of employment law and industrial relations in Australia.

Features

* The significant rulings in the High Court decisions of Jamsek and Personnel Contracting in 2022 on the legal status of employee versus contractor * The legal status of gig workers * Proposed reforms to ensure that 'employee -like' workers receive protection...
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Australian Labour and Employment Law, 2nd edition has been extensively overhauled with more comprehensive analysis and interpretation of employment law and industrial relations in Australia.

Features

* The significant rulings in the High Court decisions of Jamsek and Personnel Contracting in 2022 on the legal status of employee versus contractor
* The legal status of gig workers
* Proposed reforms to ensure that 'employee -like' workers receive protection of the labour laws
* The contract of employment through court rulings on terms of the contract and implied terms
* The unfair dismissal jurisdiction and legislative changes on sexual harassment and unfair dismissal
* Changes to the minimum standards
* The new expanded right to request flexible work arrangements
* Collective bargaining and the changes brought about by the Secure Jobs Better Pay Act in 2022 and 2023
* New provisions about supported bargaining (operative June 2023)
* New approach to multi-enterprise bargaining
* Developments in the 'general protections' under the Fair Work Act
* Trade union law and controls on strikes

Related Titles

* Irving, The Contract of Employment, 2nd edition
* Donaghey & Goodwin, Termination of Employment, 3rd edition
* Catanzariti & Egan, Workplace Bullying, 2nd edition
* Hoctor & Tredwell, Workplace Investigations: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition