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Insights & News
14 April 2025
When discrimination becomes a crime: overlooked WHS risks for a person conducting a business or undertaking
14 April 2025
Elective surgery, unlimited sick leave and employer discretion: lessons from the Cement Australia case
14 April 2025
Additional guidance for sexual and gender-based harassment – Commonwealth Code of Practice approved
14 April 2025
Rail shutdown halted: Court backs FWC’s use of ‘cooling off’ powers to suspend industrial action
14 April 2025
The politics of flexible work
27 March 2025
To Vote, or not to Vote: the ongoing issue of casual employees in enterprise agreement approvals
19 February 2025
What to expect in 2025: Workplace Relations
19 February 2025
What to expect in 2025: Safety & Regulatory
19 February 2025
What to expect in 2025: Global Mobility
19 February 2025
What to expect in 2025: Employment
12 February 2025
The ongoing transformation of Australia’s industrial relations system: insights from the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Review
12 February 2025
Landmark New Zealand decision shows that officers of large companies can’t hide behind layers of tiered management
7 February 2025
Kingston Reid expands global reach as it joins elite global labour law alliance, Ius Laboris
4 February 2025
2025: a new age for care workers
18 November 2024
Kingston Reid Celebrates 5th Birthday
15 November 2024
Familiar changes afoot in Western Australia – reforms bring employment laws in line with the federal system
31 October 2024
A Kingston Reid Halloween case update: tricks and treats for effective employee management
17 October 2024
From Relief to Risk: navigating the haze of medicinal cannabis and safety in the workplace
10 October 2024
Western Australia’s industrial relations reform continues …
10 October 2024
What lies ahead … October 2024
10 October 2024
Multi-employer enterprise bargaining faces its first true test: interests, characteristics and comparability
10 October 2024
Navigating the rough seas of enterprise bargaining: FWC steers Qube Ports’ appeal into uncharted waters
5 September 2024
Handle with care: employer obligations when handling personal information about their employees
24 June 2024
News: Kingston Reid Partner Promotions July 2024
13 June 2024
From Direct Involvement to Delegation: WHS Due Diligence Challenges for Directors of Large Companies
13 June 2024
Annual Wage Review 2023-24
16 April 2024
Redefining the employment relationship (again)
20 March 2024
Wage increases for aged care workers on the way!
22 February 2024
“The employee you are trying to reach has disconnected”: everything you need to know about the new right to disconnect
7 February 2024
What have you done for me lately?
7 February 2024
The new world of intractable bargaining – does the old adage of ‘no pain, no gain’ still apply?
7 February 2024
Fair Work Commission targets conduct of paid agents
7 February 2024
Brief update on key developments…
6 February 2024
Employers gear up for gender pay gap reporting: is your organisation ready for the discussion?
12 December 2023
Naughty or Nice? Closing Loopholes reforms have arrived…
1 December 2023
NSW Industrial Relations Act shake-up: what’s changed?
22 November 2023
Industrial Relations – recent developments
22 November 2023
Ready, Set, Respect at Work – is your organisation ready?
22 November 2023
Snapshot of key WHS developments in 2023
22 November 2023
What’s in Connection with Work (Rest and Play)…?
22 November 2023
Update on the Closing Loopholes Bill
12 October 2023
Fair Work Commission brings wages blaze under control (for now), making its first intractable bargaining declaration
29 September 2023
PID-ture perfect compliance – navigating NSW’s new Protected Interest Disclosure regime
14 September 2023
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the rights… High Court confirms the protection of future work rights in the career flight path
6 September 2023
Back to the future – proposed changes to casual employment
31 August 2023
Safe Work Australia’s Intention to change Incident Reporting: Navigating the Proposed Changes
8 August 2023
Frolicking in the Minefield of Vicarious Liability
17 July 2023
Seek and destroy: The memory remains but time for COVID vaccination information to fade to black
25 May 2023
Re-regulation of workplace relations continues apace with 6 June heralding yet more change
19 April 2023
High Court truckies reach the end of the road – Full Federal Court refuses superannuation award
18 April 2023
The Queensland Government’s overhaul of its anti-discrimination framework means big changes for employers
25 January 2023
Punch cards, penalties and professional employees – The Commission makes changes to Professional Employees Award
9 September 2022
Kingston Reid’s Jobs Summit Fringe Festival – Wrap Up
6 September 2022
Jobs and Skills Summit – Immediate actions but fuzzy detail
28 July 2022
The HSU Elections: What Does This Mean For You?
27 July 2022
Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act is being reviewed – what does this mean for employers?
30 June 2022
Putting the Labor into Labour Hire
26 May 2022
Post-election Insight
31 January 2022
2022 Insights
9 December 2021
Navigating the noise around mandatory vaccinations
25 November 2021
After COVID Comes Compliance
7 October 2021
Tips for Managing COVID-19 Vaccinations
10 August 2021
Respect@Work gets legislative backing
5 August 2021
Investigation Reports and Privilege – Tips and Traps
24 June 2021
Proposed changes to Victoria’s OHS Act
31 May 2021
Not so Super
27 May 2021
Further WHS changes afoot
25 May 2021
WA Director Jailed for Workplace Fatality
3 May 2021
Sexual Harassment as a Safety Issue?
19 March 2021
From Omnibus to Unibus
11 March 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations: The untested battleground between reasonable directions and reasonable refusals
3 March 2021
Victoria’s push to protect contract workers
22 February 2021
Mandating vaccines for employees – Part 2
12 February 2021
Secure jobs: For who and how?
22 January 2021
Mandating Vaccines For Employees
13 January 2021
Chicken or egg? Whistleblower protections and detrimental conduct prior to 1 July 2019
9 December 2020
Will the IR Omnibus drive us towards better workplaces?
1 September 2020
Getting ready for JobKeeper 2.0
13 August 2020
Mondelez Decision
5 August 2020
Worker permits required for onsite work in Metropolitan Melbourne after midnight tonight
21 July 2020
Workplace by Numbers
24 June 2020
Nothing Cruisy About COVID-19 Stand Down
19 June 2020
Annual Wage Review
15 June 2020
Are your safety systems effective?
2 April 2020
COVID-19 and Safety in Your Workplace
5 March 2020
Does your Business Have a Pandemic Plan?
2 March 2020
The Trials of Probationary Periods
11 February 2020