The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) President, Adam Hatcher, has released a draft code of conduct for paid agents and is now seeking feedback from stakeholders. The proposed code introduces stronger compliance measures, including potential bans or the revocation of appeal rights for agents who breach their obligations.  Paid agents are not lawyers, yet they charge […]

  New guidance released March 2026 by Diversity Council Australia (DCA) and Autism inclusion organisation, ‘Amaze’, has drawn attention to a significant gap in workplace diversity practices. While 15-20% of the global population is estimated to be neurodivergent, very few employers collect any information which would help understand the needs, experiences and barriers faced by […]

A series of recent penalty decisions against Woolworths have highlighted a message that courts are increasingly willing to spell out: large employers cannot dismiss compliance failures as minor, localised, or merely “technical”. In proceedings brought by the Australasian Meat Industry Employees’ Union, Woolworths Group Limited admitted multiple breaches of its enterprise agreements affecting three part‑time […]