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Welcome to Workplace Matters, your online resource for all things employment and safety.

On this page you will find our latest thinking in the form of alerts, publications, articles, opinions and podcasts. With our insights all in the one place, we aim to make it as easy as possible to find what you are looking for to support you in how you do business every day.

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17 March 2025 | Sparke Helmore's Employment team recognised in Doyle's Guide 2025

Sparke Helmore has been recognised as a Leading Employment Law Firm (Employer Representation) – Australia. Luke Holland Recommended for the same category on an individual level.
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13 March 2025 | Podcast - Recent caselaw involving sexual harassment and psychosocial risks in the workplace

We consider five recent cases and highlight what can be learned from these cases about managing sexual harassment and psychosocial risks in the workplace.
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4 March 2025 | Gender equality targets and big business: a world first proposal in Australia

In November 2024, the Federal Minister for Women introduced a Bill to the House of Representatives proposing a world-first gender equality target scheme aimed at big business.
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26 February 2025 | Workplace 5 in 5 podcast series - Hostile workplace environments

In this podcast, Ben Gottlieb discusses the 5 tips to deal with hostile workplace environments.
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6 February 2025 | Will the floodgates open? Employers liable for damages where employment contract breached and employee suffers psychological injury

The High Court of Australia awarded damages to a former employee for a psychiatric injury suffered because of an employer's breach of contract, overturning the longstanding view that psychiatric injury caused by a breach of an employment contract cannot be compensated.
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24 January 2025 | Sparke Helmore announces Special Counsel and Senior Associate new year promotions

Congratulations to Ben Gottlieb, Sara Mariniello, Sheila Said, and Emma Simpson who are all celebrating a new year promotion.
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20 January 2025 | Where does your workplace lie on the roadmap to eliminate racism?

The Australian Human Rights Commission has made its goal clear: to eliminate all forms of racism in Australia.
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4 December 2024 | Podcast - Keeping workplaces free from sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination

Welcome to the first instalment of The Proactive Workplace podcast series, discussing steps organisations can take to prevent unlawful conduct.
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14 October 2024 | A step in a positive direction: evidence-based measures to fulfil your positive duty

We examine Comcare's research on the effectiveness of common measures to prevent or eliminate sexual harassment.
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