Coup dur pour les employeurs : après avoir reconnu en septembre 2023 aux salariés en arrêt maladie le droit d’acquérir des congés payés, le 10 septembre 2025, la Cour de cassation a jugé que les congés payés doivent dorénavant être pris en compte dans le calcul du seuil de déclenchement des heures supplémentaires, un salarié soumis
Employment Standards
HOMEWORKING: TOWARDS INCREASED COSTS FOR EMPLOYERS
Homeworking has recently been in the news, particularly with some companies requiring more on-site work and a significant decline in the amount of time spent homeworking.
The French Supreme Court recently ruled on a related issue, namely the payment of a home occupancy allowance, which seems unlikely to encourage companies to promote homeworking.
Below…
Important amendments to IR Act and IR Regulations
There have been some important amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW) (IR Act) and the Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2020 (NSW) (IR Regulations) as a result of the Industrial Relations and Other Legislation Amendment (Workplace Protections) Bill 2025 (NSW) (the Bill) which was passed by the NSW Government on 26 June 2025.
The…
TELETRAVAIL : VERS UN ACCROISSEMENT DES COUTS POUR L’EMPLOYEUR
Le télétravail occupe beaucoup de place ces derniers temps dans l’actualité et notamment s’agissant du retour pour certaines entreprises à un travail davantage en présentiel et à un net recul du temps passé en télétravail.
C’est sur un autre sujet, l’indemnité d’occupation du domicile, que la Cour de cassation a dernièrement pris position, ce…
Congédiement d’un employé coupable d’une infraction criminelle : l’employeur débouté devant le Tribunal administratif du travail!
Dans une décision récente[1], le Tribunal administratif du travail (le TAT), a accueilli la plainte d’un salarié (le Plaignant) pour congédiement sans cause juste et suffisante, confirmant que son congédiement était injustifié. Cette affaire met en lumière l’importance pour un employeur de démontrer un lien objectif entre une condamnation criminelle et…
Global WHS trends
Introduction
In this article we explore four of the key issues and trends affecting organisations globally from a work health and safety perspective, both now and in the future: global WHS regulation; the rise of technology; changing workforce populations and structures; and psychosocial hazards and risks.
In examining these trends, we have been struck by…
New Commonwealth Code of Practice – Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work (2024)
The Australian Government has recently approved a new Code of Practice – Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work under section 274 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth). The new Code is largely based on Safe Work Australia’s model code of practice of the same name, but there are some important differences.
A summary…
New government, new safety rules
Queensland’s new state government has moved urgently to make changes to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) (WHS Act). We set out below a summary of the changes which were passed by Parliament late on Thursday 28 November 2024 and commenced on Friday 29 November 2024.
1 Cease Work Notices
Only a few…
Victorian Inquiry into workplace drug testing
This article was co-authored by Emma Anvari.
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry report published in August 2024 concerning workplace drug testing (the Report) contains key recommendations relating to medicinal cannabis for both the Victorian Government and WorkSafe Victoria.
The terms of reference for the Victorian Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee (Committee) included inquiring into the…
New regulations addressing sexual harassment and sex or gender-based discrimination in Queensland: What employers need to know
By Nicki Milionis, Isobelle Martin and with thanks to Amy Moore
In July, the Queensland Government announced a “nation-leading” regulatory reform requiring persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) to proactively address workplace sexual harassment and sex or gender-based harassment. The first tranche of these changes will take effect from 1 September 2024, following the…