Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

On 23 February 2017, the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision on applications by employer organisations to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates in six modern awards in the hospitality and retail indust ...

On 8 February 2017, the Government introduced legislation into the Federal Parliament which proposes changes to the national paid parental leave scheme. This is the Government’s third attempt in recent years to impleme ...

Contact: Michael Hibberd A recent Tribunal decision has held that time spent in ACAS Early Conciliation (“EC”) before a limitation period starts cannot extend the time limit for bringing a claim. In Fergu ...

Following on from the signing of Article 50 last week, Michael Sippitt (Clarkslegal Chairman) speaks to the Independent online about the impact of Brexit on worker's rights- and what we can do to alleviate the damage. Y ...