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Explaining upcoming penalty rate cuts to affected workers could prove a "nightmare" for employers, especially when the decision will affect different employees in different ways, an academic warns.

Transitional arrangements for the Fair Work Commission's penalty rates decision remain a key element of the changes to watch, according to an employment lawyer.

Applications to terminate enterprise agreements are on the rise, but just because an agreement is old doesn't mean an employer should scrap it, a workplace lawyer warns.

A commission has upheld an employer's decision to discontinue two employees' flexible work arrangements on the grounds of operational efficiency.

Demand for HR specialists who understand global and emerging workplace issues is heating up, according to new research. Meanwhile, the Federal Court has found a wage tool discriminated against employees to the tune of $100 million; an employee has won only nominal damages in a long-running bullying case; and more.

Long delays in the first modern awards review mean employers could be in a "perpetual state" of uncertainty, a lawyer says.

An ambiguous clause in an enterprise agreement has spurred a costly legal battle over whether an employee refused to comply with a lawful and reasonable direction.

The fact employees must be "better off overall" under enterprise agreements doesn't preclude employers from negotiating "hugely beneficial" arrangements, according to a workplace law specialist.

Employers that want to make casual employees permanent should include new entitlement calculations in their considerations, an employment lawyer says.

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