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Navigating flexible work requests
Webinar on-demand | 17 September 2025
How to manage people in a flexible work environment
A flexible work policy has many benefits, in particular for employees juggling increasingly busy lives.
Flexible Work Requests: The High Cost of Skipping a Step
An employer’s refusal of a flexible work request seemed justified, until the Fair Work Commission found a critical procedural requirement had been overlooked.
Understanding Work-Related Violence and Aggression in Australia: Key Insights from the Latest Report
The latest report from Safe Work Australia reveals significant trends in work-related violence and aggression, highlighting the need for employers to enhance workplace safety.
Stop the clock: What is meant by 'hours of work'?
Hours of work can be a tricky issue. Disputes can arise over things such as rostered days off, changes to work hours, rest breaks, overtime or time off in lieu.
Work during meal breaks: is it overtime?
Are you required to pay employees overtime rates if they work through their lunch break?
Overtime work – can an employee refuse employer’s request?
This article explores the Fair Work Act’s criteria for reasonable overtime, weighing workplace needs against health, safety, and personal circumstances.
Can employees refuse to work on Australia Day?
While many of us enjoy a barbie and a beer on Australia Day, others may be required to work. Can you force them to work on a public holiday?
Is hybrid work doomed?
Are the CEOs of the world right in predicting that workers will be back in the office full-time by 2026? Not according to UNSW Sydney researcher Iva Durakovic.
Shift Work & Public Holidays: Know When Penalty Rates Apply
Do night shifts crossing over public holidays attract full penalty rates? Find out how shift timing and award rules impact entitlements—especially on long weekends.