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SME firm Cowell Clarke has continued to expand, bolstering its Sydney practice with the addition of eight new corporate and commercial staff, including four directors. Adelaide-headquartered commerci
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Flexibility set to be key battleground issue as employers push for office return
Experts say 2021 will be a battle for flexibility as the gap between employee and employer expectations begins to widen.
While 2020 was the year of flexible working, business leaders have their sights set on bringing employees back into the office, according to the annual Robert Walters Salary Survey.
The fresh jobs data highlights a widening void, warning that flexibility will be the key battleground issue between employers and their staff this year.
While employees have been emboldened by the flexibility gains of 2020, 60% of employers surveyed said productivity concerns are the main driver for wanting to return to traditional ways of working.
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Employment law proposals set to impact Australia’s employers in 2021
2021 is set to be a bumper year for employment law changes with a number of wide-ranging proposals in the pipeline.
The Coalition government’s Industrial Relations reform bill, which was unveiled at the end of 2020, is likely to have the biggest impact on employers across the country.
HRD spoke to Kyle Scott, director of the Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors (ABLA) about some of the key areas for employers to watch this year.
Defining a casual employee
The most far-reaching aspect of the proposed Fair Work Amendment bill looks to create a statutory definition of a casual employee for the first time.