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The main driver for introducing “right to disconnect” laws has been to protect the health and wellbeing of workers in an increasingly hyper-connected world. But what exactly will the new laws mean for Australian businesses, managers and employees?

The Australian Retailers Association has welcomed the Fair Work Commission's plan to undertake a "fundamental review" of how part-time provisions are written into the awards system, which could alter the way businesses manage working arrangements with their staff.

The Fair Work Commission has revealed its draft 'right to disconnect' clause for modern awards, suggesting the term will reflect changes to the Fair Work Act without additions proposed by the union movement.

A new, government-backed information hub promises to assist small businesses navigating the complex industrial relations landscape -- while offering an artificial intelligence chatbot to handle business queries. 

With the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association pushing for an extra week of annual leave, five weeks of annual leave is an idea whose time may have come.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has fined businesses nearly $90,000 over dodgy job ads, with the workplace watchdog urging employers not to advertise wages under minimum rates.

The turn of the financial year will bring some notable changes for the nation's small business sector, spanning from tax updates to apprentice hiring incentives and increased financial penalties.

Australian workers could refuse to provide personal contact details to their employer for the purposes of out-of-hours communication, according to a 'right to disconnect' proposal put before the FWC.

More than half a million young workers could get a pay bump under a union plan to abolish junior pay rates, sparking warnings of job losses and claims of union overreach by industry groups.

Law reforms to create an offence of industrial manslaughter in NSW will bring the state into line with other jurisdictions and see individual and corporate employers face up to 25 years in prison and fines of up to $20 million for worker deaths.

Australia's lowest-paid workers shouldn't be blamed for inflation, the employment minister said, after the industrial umpire announced a bump to the minimum wage.

In a year’s time, next July, the Commission has offered hope of extra increases for workers in industries including childcare, where work is largely done by women and has historically been undervalued.