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HR and workplace relations articles

Practical articles for Australian employers on dismissals, performance, underpayments, awards and workplace investigations, from Rhiannon.

You Were Right About the Conduct. You Still Lost. Here's Why.

Rhiannon

Published on: 30/04/2026

Unfair and unlawful dismissal are different claims with different thresholds, remedies and risks. Employers who confuse them leave themselves exposed.

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2026 Annual Wage Review: what changed on 1 July and what to check now

Rhiannon

Published on: 27/04/2026

Award rates rose 4.75% and the National Minimum Wage 6% from 1 July 2026. What changed, who it affects, and the payroll checks to make now.

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Probation Periods Don't Exist: The Minimum Employment Period

Rhiannon

Published on: 06/04/2026

Probation isn't a free pass to terminate. What the minimum employment period means under the Fair Work Act, and the claims that apply from day one.

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The 2025 National Wage Increase: What Employers Need to Know

Rhiannon

Published on: 30/05/2025

The 2025 Annual Wage Review lifted minimum and award wages by 3.5% from 1 July 2025. What employers need to do, and the risks if they don't.

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