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Employment Law stories

Anatomy of a wage theft: Australian businesses at risk of criminality

From January 2025, Australian firms face criminalisation for wage theft, potentially incurring penalties up to three times the amount underpaid to workers.

By Jarrod McGrath • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2025

Human Capital Management

HR tech important as wage underpayment to become a criminal offence

From 1 January 2025, wage theft will be criminalised in Australia, with penalties up to AUD $7.8 million for companies and up to ten years' imprisonment for individuals.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Dec 2024

Human Capital Management

Employment Hero and Sage partner to aid Australian SMEs growth

Employment Hero and Sage forge a strategic global partnership to harmonise payroll, HR, and financial management for Australia's SMEs, aiding compliance with employment law changes.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2024

Global Stories

Employment Law stories

DevOps

Pentest People unveils new partner tier system for global growth

Pentest People launches a new four-tier Partner Tier System to support and grow its channel partners across the UK, Europe and the US.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025

Licensing

Multiplier unveils COR for global contractor compliance

Multiplier launches COR solution to simplify global contractor compliance, offering fast onboarding, region-specific contracts, and payments in 120+ currencies.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Sat, 14th Jun 2025

Security Information and Event Management

Exabeam appoints Kiley LePage as Chief Legal Officer

Exabeam appoints Kiley LePage as Chief Legal Officer to lead legal strategy and support growth with nearly 30 years of tech sector experience.

By Melvin Hipolito • 2 min read • Tue, 29th Apr 2025

Human Capital Management

New Zealand firms turn to HR tech amid sweeping law reforms

New Zealand firms turn to HR tech amid employment law reforms, easing compliance with Leave Act updates, grievance rules, and safety regulations.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 29th Apr 2025

Licensing

Remote launches service to manage international contractors

Remote unveils its Remote Contractor of Record service, aiding firms in managing payments for international contractors while mitigating compliance risks.

By Melania Watson • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Jan 2025

Human Capital Management

A new era of HR advisory for every business – no matter the size

A revolutionary shift in HR advisory is enabling businesses of all sizes to access affordable, always-on support, reshaping compliance and workforce management.

By Shane Duffy • 4 min read • Wed, 27th Nov 2024

Licensing

Smiths City value falls as it reluctantly complies with ruling

Smiths City's stock value drops 4.6% as it faces reprimand from the Employment Court over unpaid meeting hours.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Tue, 15th May 2018

Licensing

Court rules retail chain must pay employees for all hours worked

Smiths City Group had been refusing to pay employees for the 'optional' pre-work meeting for years, but has finally been called out in court.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 14th May 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Employment Law stories

Licensing

New Zealand businesses urged to prepare for pay secrecy law

New Zealand businesses are urged to prepare for new law banning pay secrecy clauses, promoting transparency and equality in employee remuneration.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Jul 2025

Hyperscale

DLA Piper expands New Zealand team with senior promotions & hires

DLA Piper grows its New Zealand team with senior promotions and hires to meet rising demand in financial services, infrastructure, Māori law and more.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Wed, 16th Jul 2025

Uber

Uber shifted NZD $200m offshore, report claims tax loss

Uber shifted NZD $200 million offshore through intercompany fees, causing New Zealand to lose an estimated NZD $56 million in tax revenue, a report claims.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Fri, 4th Jul 2025

Licensing

You'll soon be able to tell your lunch buddy what you earn; and other NZ employment law changes for 2025

New Zealand is set for significant employment law changes in 2025, including a new income threshold for unjustified dismissal claims and a repeal of pay secrecy.

By Sanam Ahmadzadeh Salmani • 5 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2025

Physical Security

Lawfront selects NetDocuments for document management

Lawfront has selected NetDocuments as its document management system across four UK law firms, enhancing productivity for 800 lawyers across 28 offices.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Nov 2024

eLearning

78% of UK firms overlook AI compliance despite rising adoption

A new survey by VinciWorks shows 78% of UK companies lack measures to guard against AI breaches, even as AI adoption rises and EU regulations loom.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Sep 2024

Supply Chain

How Chorus aims to create a fair supply chain

Chorus, Visionstream, and UCG commit to a fair supply chain after an independent review revealed multiple employment law breaches among subcontractors.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Apr 2019