KWM Technology and Finance Partners Annabel Griffin, Kate Creighton-Selvay and Urszula McCormack come together to talk about the law as it applies to the space industry. This podcast will bring you a bit more on what we find so fascinating and why we think its going to be a big thing commercially.

Read our latest thinking on this subject: Lifting our gaze - an update on the Australian space industry and satellite cyber-security

Sign up for our webinar here: https://pages.kwm.com/RegistrationFinancingTheSpaceIndustryWebinar 

Fresh Full Federal Court guidance in ZG Operations v Jamsek  provides some important insights into the vexed question of #employee vs #contractor for superannuation purposes. KWM Tax, Superannuation and Employment Partners Jerome Tse, Sarah Yu and Ruth Rosedale explain and break down the implications for employers, employees and contractors alike.

They also consider the likely impact of further imminent change, discussing the recent introduced into Parliament to amend the Fair Work Act to include the obligation to pay superannuation contributions within the National Employment Standards as a workplace entitlement. 

Read KWM's full analysis online here: https://www.kwm.com/au/en/insights/latest-thinking/superannuation-and-independent-contractors.html

Tech law Partner Jess Kruger and Special Counsel Daryl Cox have just come back from Singapore’s TowersXchange. They’re excited to share their insights from the event, and explain why – in the mobile data age – we should all be thinking about cellular networks as vital infrastructure to enable our connected way of life today and tomorrow.

Jess and Daryl unpick all of the implications and opportunities this presents – business models, sustainability and much more! 

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KWM employment law partners Angela Weber and Ruth Rosedale unpack a big few weeks in the employment law space,  with both the Respect@Work and Secure Jobs, Better Pay reforms becoming law.  At the same time, the Australian Human Rights Commission has also released its findings from the 5th National Survey on Workplace Sexual Harassment.   Ruth & Angela explain the changes, and the opportunity they present - for employers to build safe workplaces and a healthy organisational culture  in 2023

In this panel discussion, we hear from leading experts, boards and business leaders on what this new heightened risk environment means for organisations and boards. What governance frameworks should they be establishing or reviewing to ensure that their organisations are best placed to mitigate the risk of a successful cyber-attack, or to respond and recover from one should it occur?

Speakers:

Rachael Falk, CEO, Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre

Andy Penn, Chair, Cyber Security Industry Advisory Committee and former CEO, Telstra

Catherine Brenner, Chair, Australian Payments Plus and NED, Scentre, Emmi, The George Institute for Global Health

Mike Hawker AM, Deputy Chair, BUPA and NED, Westpac, Washington H. Soul Pattinson, MCA 

Cheng Lim, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons

As awareness and expectation around workplace sexual harassment prevention grows, how are organisations responding?

In our 5th episode of Let’s Talk Respect@Work, Ruth Rosedale and Angela Weber unpack recent developments and increasing focus on workplace sexual harassment in both the public and private sector. 

Non-Disclosure Agreements have been criticised for contributing to a culture of silence around sexual harassment claims. But the issue is nuanced and complex. 

In our 4th episode of Let’s Talk Respect@Work, Ruth Rosedale and Angela Weber discuss why NDAs have received so much attention and what changes might be coming. 

 Is your organisation approaching workplace sexual harassment as the critical safety issue it is now recognised to be? 
In this episode of Let’s Talk Respect@Work, Angela Weber and Ruth Rosedale discuss the fundamental safety principles for addressing sexual harassment.  

 | What role do boards and executive teams need to play in addressing workplace sexual harassment?
 In our 2nd episode of Let’s Talk Respect@Work, Angela Weber and Ruth Rosedale discuss the governance imperative to face into workplace sexual harassment.

What does a modern, respectful workplace look like?

In the first episode of our new series Let’s Talk Respect@Work, Ruth Rosedale and Angela Weber discuss how high profile inquiries and successful campaigns for change have fundamentally reshaped employers’ obligations to their workers - and what that means for everyone involved.