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After an exhausting 2021 filled with people issues, what new and evolving challenges can HR professionals expect to face next? Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to find out.

It was "impossible to conclude" that a worker was a contractor rather than an employee, the High Court has found in one of two rulings with important ramifications for all employers.

Two High Court rulings have emphasised the importance of contractual rights and obligations when determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor.

A labour hire company has been ordered to compensate a retrenched worker after the Fair Work Commission found its consultation failures made his dismissal unfair.

The past year's unfair dismissal rulings have highlighted new challenges facing employers, while providing important insights and lessons. Watch this webcast to understand what lies ahead in this jurisdiction.

In an important ruling for employers that engage labour hire workers, an employee has lost his appeal for reinstatement to a site that expelled him.

• Employer delving deeper into pay gap causes
  
• Religious Discrimination Bill introduced
  
• 'Same job, same pay' Bill needs a rethink
  
• Borders reopening to international talent
  
• 'Backpacker tax' ruling overturned
  
• No more piecework rates

An employee removed from a client site due to complaints about "gossiping" could have received better treatment but ultimately wasn't unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.

Employers have only a few days left to assess whether to offer permanent employment to their casual workforce, but the new "proactive obligation" seems to have fallen off the radar for many.

Employers have less than two weeks to assess whether to offer permanent employment to their casual workforce. Here's what needs to be happening now.