Prosper Law

If you operate a labour hire business, you may assume that when a host client ends a placement, the worker simply returns to your available workforce until another assignment becomes available.A recent Fair Work Commission decision demonstrates why that assumption can be dangerous.In Nagy v ProQuest Recruitment Pty Ltd, a labour hire worker had worked exclusively for the same...

Victoria is set to become the first Australian state to introduce a statutory right to work from home.If passed in its current form, the legislation will give eligible employees whose roles can reasonably be performed remotely a legal entitlement to work from home for up to two days per week. The changes are expected to commence on 1 September 2026, with a delayed start date ...

Most architecture studio owners in Australia set up their employment contracts once. A template was used, a lawyer may have looked at it, everyone signed, and the file was put away. It worked at the time. However, Australian employment law does not stay still. In the years since many of those contracts were drafted, national workplace relations laws have been amended, modern ...

Many Australian architecture studios rely on contractors to manage project-basedworkloads. A graduate architect joins your team, invoices monthly, and everyone refers to them as a contractor. While this is a common setup, it is also one of the most frequently misclassified arrangements under Australian workplace law.Sham contracting is a key focus area for the Fair Work Ombud...

Australia’s latest wage increase is not just a payroll update. For many businesses, it will affect margins, rostering, pricing, employment contracts, award compliance and workforce planning.From the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2026, the National Minimum Wage will increase to $1,004.90 per week (or $26.44 per hour). Minimum award wages will also increase ...