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Employers have been promised a simpler enterprise-agreement approval process, but a lawyer is warning against any complacency while the reforms roll out.

A chief HR officer has been referred to police over allegations he fabricated documents to support an enterprise agreement's approval.

The end of 2022 saw a raft of new laws being passed, but those reforms are just the start of what HR will face in 2023. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to prepare yourself for the year ahead.

Consultation on the "more controversial parts" of the Albanese Government's proposed industrial relations changes will begin within days, with two tranches of legislation set to be introduced this year.

Recent Fair Work Act amendments represent the most significant and profound changes to the bargaining system since 2009, a workplace lawyer says. Watch this webcast to understand how to respond to them.

A high proportion of Woolworths casual employees have accepted offers to convert to permanency, making the organisation an outlier among the many reporting little change since the new conversion regime began.

Employees no longer need to tiptoe around pay discussions, under their new workplace right. Watch our short Q&A to understand these amendments and their practical implications.

The Fair Work Commission has recommended a chief HR officer be referred to the police for knowingly providing false and misleading information to support an enterprise agreement's approval.

Employers have made zero progress in closing the gender pay gap over the past year, new research shows. Meanwhile the Fair Work Commission has set out the timeframes for when various elements of the new IR laws will come into effect.

The Fair Work Commission has clarified when various elements of the new IR laws will come into effect and what steps it has taken to prepare for their "significant impact".