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From next month, independent contractors will have access to a new jurisdiction for disputing contract terms, and the Fair Work Commission has revealed the first details of how that will operate.

Recent and upcoming legislative changes require HR professionals to carefully review existing and template employment contracts to mitigate their risk of non-compliance, a workplace lawyer stresses.

Employers' obligations regarding wages, superannuation, paid parental leave and much more are changing today.

It's always important to review and update employment contracts, but this is especially so following the raft of legislative changes over the past year. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to ensure your knowledge is up to date.

An employer's right to monitor company property is complicated, especially when employees use devices for both work and private purposes, so clear policies are essential, a workplace lawyer says.

"Mapping out" how, when and why employees are contacted after hours will help employers prepare for the right to disconnect reforms, and alleviate some of the uncertainty that accompanies these changes, according to a workplace lawyer.

From August, employees will have a legislated right to disconnect from work. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand what this means for your organisation.

Now is the time for employers and HR professionals to be auditing their payroll systems and processes, prior to wage theft legislation coming into effect, according to a workplace lawyer.

The Fair Work Commission has no choice but to make an order requiring labour hire workers be paid the same pay rates as their directly employed counterparts at a site, the Mining and Energy Union is arguing in the first 'same job, same pay' application.

Legislative reforms designed to resuscitate enterprise bargaining are doing just that. Understand what this means for your organisation by watching this HR Daily Premium webcast.