
Herbert Smith Freehills Podcasts
Herbert Smith Freehills Podcasts
Inside Employment (Australia) EP1: The year ahead
On the inaugural episode of the Inside Employment podcast series, hosts Anthony Wood, Partner, and Lucy Boyd, Executive Counsel, welcomed Katie Bull, Senior Associate, for a discussion on their top 5 predictions for major issues and developments which are likely to affect Australian employers in 2025, including:
1.The continued prominence of underpayment and compliance issues;
2.A focus on workplace psychosocial health, including a rise in investigations and prosecutions;
3.Diversity and Inclusion (or, “DEI”) backlash in Australia;
4.Increased workplace investigations, whistleblower activity and individual claims; and
5.The impact of Labor’s first term “Secure Jobs, Better Pay” and “Closing Loopholes” reforms, and the imminent Federal Election and potential further reform.