Australia: Inside Employment podcast series - Episode 1 The year ahead

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.