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
