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

Creighton, W. B. (William Breen) author.; Stewart, Andrew, 1959-, author.; Forsyth, Anthony, author.; Irving, Mark, 1967-, author.; Johnstone, Richard, 1957-, author.; McCrystal, Shae, author.
2025
N190.K1 CRE 2025
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Title
Creighton and Stewart's labour law / Andrew Stewart, Anthony Forsyth, Mark Irving, Richard Johnstone, Shae McCrystal.
Author
Creighton, W. B. (William Breen) author.
Alternate Title
Labour law.
Other Title
Creighton & Stewart's labour law
Edition
7th edition
ISBN
9781760023911 paperback
Imprint
Annandale, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2025
Language
English
Description
cxlii, 1377 pages ; 25 cm
Call Number
N190.K1 CRE 2025
Summary
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.
Note
Previous edition 2016.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
Added Author
Stewart, Andrew, 1959-, author.
Forsyth, Anthony, author.
Irving, Mark, 1967-, author.
Johnstone, Richard, 1957-, author.
McCrystal, Shae, author.
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