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Recorded 17 February 2025

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.

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