John Cooper
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Articles
Final report of the Heydon Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption
Australia - February 1 2016 The Federal Government released the Final Report of the Heydon Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption (Royal Commission) on 30…
Summary of changes: Fair Work Amendment Act 2015
Australia - December 2 2015 The Fair Work Amendment Act 2015 (Cth) (FW Amendment Act) came into force on 27 November 2015 and amends the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act).This…
CFMEU to pay Boral over black ban
Australia - September 22 2015 The fallout from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's (CFMEU) industrial campaign against Grocon over the course of 2012 to 2014 has…
Francesco Baldo, Rohan Doyle, Grant Marjoribanks, Mark Smyth
Australia: regulators focus on overseas workers and accessorial liability
Australia - August 5 2015 The past few years have seen an increase in government and regulators’ focus on compliance with workplace laws when engaging overseas workers. In…
Regulators continue to focus on 'sham contracting'
Australia - June 29 2015 As discussed in previous publications sham contracting has been a key focus for regulators in the last few years. The findings of a recent Fair Work…
