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The 'right to disconnect' expected to be introduced this week is potentially a "micro intervention" into employers' operations at a time when the focus should instead be on productivity, a workplace lawyer says.

Amendments in the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Bill will 'strangle' casual employment, business representatives say.

In a Senate inquiry report, Labor and the Greens have expressed their support for the Closing Loopholes No. 2 Bill, subject to adding a new 'right to disconnect', and further casual and gig work amendments. But Coalition members say the Bill will be a "jobs killer".

The Federal Government is set to legislate a new 'right to disconnect' for employees, but details of how this might be implemented are yet to be revealed.

A workplace advisor has added to its lengthy history of "problematic" conduct before the Fair Work Commission, which has formally recommended it repay a settlement sum it received on behalf of an employee.

The Fair Work Commission has established a working group to examine how to ensure all paid agents act ethically, honestly, and in the best interests of the parties they represent.

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Nearly two-thirds of Australian business leaders are expecting a rise in employee activism, with pay inequalities and the cost of living predicted as the main drivers for negotiations, according to new research.

The Federal Government's proposed industrial manslaughter laws will see businesses and senior officers face much tougher penalties, but until a prosecution occurs they're unlikely to prompt much change, an employment law specialist says.

In light of the Fair Work Commission's first multi-employer bargaining decisions, many organisations will now want to think more seriously about how they can shore up control of their employment relationships, a workplace lawyer says.