CPD Webinar - Workplace and Employment Law Update

1 CPD Unit – Substantive Law

Is your client’s workplace ready for the next wave of employment law reform?

From wage theft to gig economy protections, the landscape of Australian employment law is shifting rapidly. Recent decisions and legislative changes are reshaping how businesses engage workers, structure their workforce, and manage compliance risks.

Join James Allen from KHQ Lawyers as he unpacks the latest developments in workplace and employment law and what they mean for employers, employees, and professional advisers.

In this webinar, James will cover:

• The fallout from the Coles and Woolworths underpayment decision – what it signals for payroll compliance
• The criminalisation of wage theft – new liabilities and enforcement powers
• "Same Job, Same Pay" – how labour hire arrangements are being redefined
• The evolving definition of casual employment – rights, obligations, and risks
• Recent amendments to work health and safety laws – what’s changed and what’s coming
• The right to disconnect – new protections for employees and implications for employers
• Individual Flexibility Arrangements and working from home – navigating the new normal
• Expanded Fair Work Commission powers – including unfair contract disputes and gig worker deactivations

Whether you’re an HR professional, legal adviser, business owner or accountant, this session will equip you with the insights needed to stay compliant and competitive in 2025 and beyond.

Continuing Professional Development

Legal CPD:

WA legal practitioners (QA Provider ID 29250)

1 CPD Unit, CPD Obligation Field 4 – Substantive Law. To ensure you receive your CPD Units for this event, please provide us with your Legal Practice Board Practitioner ID during registration. Note: CPD Units are only available for participation in the live webinar. At this time, webinar recordings (for those that are registered but unable to attend) are not eligible for WA Legal CPD Units.

Legal practitioners outside of WA

If you consider that this webinar satisfies your individual requirement, or is relevant to your immediate or long-term professional development needs, you may claim 0.5 CPD Units for every 30 minutes of attendance and participation.

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Presenter: James Allen
Senior Associate, KHQ Lawyers

James joined KHQ in 2017 and combines his commercial background with his technical workplace relations expertise to provide solution-oriented advice to clients of all sizes.

James’ expertise includes advising on award and agreement interpretation and associated disputes and compliance issues, all aspects of employment contracts (including construction issues, restraints and post-employment conduct), and complex entitlements advice.

James’ other areas of specialist expertise include industrial planning, change management and restructuring; employment termination litigation; enterprise agreement negotiation and approvals; and advising on the workplace relations and safety aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including through legal due diligence and strategic advice.

James is a key member of the safety team and advises on the full scope of WHS compliance and litigation matters. James also assists clients with a range of employment related litigation matters, appearing in the Fair Work Commission, in State and Federal courts, VCAT and in other jurisdictions.

James is recognised in the “Ones to Watch” category of The Best Lawyers™ in Australia for Employee Benefits Law (2026).