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The Productivity Commission has proposed changing how the Fair Work Commission approaches modern awards, and suggests employers should be able to choose from "menus" regarding how they comply.

• Ban on non-compete clauses under consideration
  
• New harassment laws now in effect
  
• Paid parental leave legislation passes
  
• Tougher penalties for negligent employers

Under new laws introduced to limit the use of fixed-term contracts, it will be crucial for employers to overcome some practical compliance obstacles, a workplace lawyer says.

The full Federal Court has increased Employsure's fine for misleading and deceptive conduct to $3 million, ruling the earlier penalty didn't carry "sufficient sting".

Here you'll find links to all resources relevant to HR Daily's 'HR hot spots 2023' webinar, presented on 2 February by King & Wood Mallesons senior consultant Brett Feltham.

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.