The number of Australians working from home remains almost double the pre-COVID-19 figure and women are more likely want to expand the arrangement.

Many employers fail to implement best practice when drafting and managing employment contracts. This can lead to costly mistakes. In this article, we look at 5 mistakes to look out for and how you can avoid them.

Our Q&A article explores in more detail some of the questions that may arise from the new legislation: Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (the Bill).

A definition of casual employment has been introduced into the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) and provides a statutory right to long term casual employees to request conversion to permanent employment.