Creighton and Stewart's labour law / Andrew Stewart, Anthony Forsyth, Mark Irving, Richard Johnstone, Shae McCrystal.

Annandale, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2025

7th edition

202202

Labour law.

Labor laws and legislation -- Australia.

Industrial laws and legislation -- Australia.

Part 1. General concepts

1. Introduction

2. Labour law: a regulatory perspective

3. The evolution of Australian labour law

4. International standards and Australian labour law

Part 2. Coverage and institutions

5. The constitutional framework

6. The scope of the Federal system

7. Institutions and participants

Part 3. Work relationships

8. Categorising work relationships

9. Creating an employment contract

10. Special types of work

Part 4. Employment conditions

11. Sources of employment obligations

12. The national employment standards

13. Awards

14. Enterprise agreements

15. Remuneration

16. Working time and leave

17. Performance and control

18. Work health and safety

19. Enforcement of employment obligations

20. Employment discrimination and the general protections

21. Other unfair work practices

Part 5. Termination of employment

22. Termination of employment

23. Remedies for wrongful or unfair termination

Part 6. Collective bargaining and industrial action

24. Trade unions and the right to organise

25. Collective bargaining under the Fair Work Act

26. Industrial action --27. Protected industrial action

28. Industrial regulation in the building and construction industry.

This new edition of Australia's most authoritative text on labour law provides a comprehensive account of the rules and processes governing employment and workplace relations, including the many changes to the Fair Work Act introduced by the Albanese Government's Secure Jobs, Better Pay and Closing Loopholes amendments. Developments covered in this edition include: the High Court's new rules for determining employment status and the legislative reaction; shifts in approach to identifying and regulating casual employment;attempts to close the gender pay gap, including by restricting pay secrecy; new or expanded rights on working hours and leave, including a 'right to disconnect'; attempts to revive enterprise bargaining, including through new options for multi-employer agreements and a process for resolving 'intractable' bargaining disputes; strengthened obligations on sexual harassment, following the Respect@Work report; changes to work health and safety laws, including on industrial manslaughter; stronger penalties for 'wage theft' and greater protections for migrant workers; new controls on fixed term contracts, labour hire, digital platform work, and independent contracting in road transport; changes to the regulation of trade unions, including new rights for workplace delegates, and; the rise and fall of special rules for industrial activity in the building industry. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creighton & Stewart's labour law

9781760023911

cxlii, 1377 pages ; 25 cm