This September 2025 edition of the Significant Workplace Relations Issues Report provides Ai Group members with an update on a range of major developments, including the following:

• Key recent legislative developments, including the passing of the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025, the introduction of paid reproductive leave legislation, the proposed right to work from home in Victoria and a bill in New South Wales introducing a WHS duty and rights of entry in relation to digital work systems.
• Major cases in the Fair Work Commission including  continuing proceedings about gender-based undervaluation in 'priority' modern awards and new proceedings examining degree and diploma-professional classifications, junior rates, the potential development of a working from home clause for the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020, part-time employment, proceedings seeking 'exemption rates' and TWU applications for minimum standards orders and a road transport contractual chain order.
• Trends in enterprise bargaining.
• Government consultations and announcements on banning non-compete restraints of trade, the issuing of the final report of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Review, the review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992, proposed changes to the Modern Slavery Act 2018, the review of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 and the possible broadening of the SA labour hire scheme in advance of the SA Government's commitment to participate in the potential implementation of a nationally harmonised labour hire scheme.
• Other major developments and Fair Work Commission cases including two decisions granting supported bargaining authorisations, several decisions relating to regulated labour hire arrangement orders, the employee/contractor distinction and enterprise bargaining, along with a High Court decision on 'genuine redundancy' and redeployment obligations and a decision to direct $50 million (of $90 million) of penalties by a Federal Court to the TWU.
• The most recent developments regarding Respect@Work, including a Federal Court decision against a franchisee for breaching sexual harassment provisions under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 and an update on recent regulatory action in relation to workplace sexual harassment, including the FWO, the AHRC and safe work regulators.