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The Fair Work Commission is planning to require more work upfront from individuals lodging general protections dismissal claims, its President has told a conference.

• Minister flags harmonising psychosocial safety regulation
  
• Multi-employer bargaining decision "sets a dangerous precedent"
  
• News in brief: Pay rise intentions; performance management; and more

• Employees hesitant to ask R U OK?
  
• Penalty rates Bill passes, but no expansion of WFH
  
• Decade of WGEA reporting shows "significant progress"
  
• News in brief: psychosocial hazards; grad roles; salary growth...

• 'Equitable' recruitment processes might not be 'fit for purpose'
  
• No test cases to guide right-to-disconnect advice
  
• Penalty rates bill gets go-ahead from inquiry

• Penalty rates Bill 'purports to fix an issue that does not exist'
  
• ACTU proposing four-day week at roundtable
  
• Unions call for "urgent" reintroduction of training levy
  
• Treasury flags skills issues ahead of roundtable

The Federal Government has introduced legislation to protect penalty and overtime rates for workers reliant on modern awards.

Taking action to improve psychosocial safety after an incident can "come back and bite" an employer, a workplace lawyer warns, amid heightened regulator activity.

• New anti-bullying regime and penalties for NSW
  
• 1 July changes of note for HR
  
• Champions of Change Coalition marks 15 years, sets priorities ahead

• Employer with "no system at all" fined $100k for bullying and harassment breaches
  
• NSW scraps proposed requirement for bullying orders in psych injury claims
  
• Employees report decline in organisational support

Some risk is unavoidable when engaging contingent workers, but certain steps can go a long way towards preventing regulator scrutiny and entitlement claims, a lawyer says.