Merry Christmas and happy holiday season

It has been a big year in employment law, and we, like you, need a break for the holidays! The team behind the Employment Law Handbook will be clocking off on 5pm (AEDT) Tuesday 23 December and will be back online, keeping track of employment law changes that affect you, at 9am (AEDT) Monday 5 January 2026.

Our Customer Service and Workplace Helpdesk will also be closed from 5pm (AEDT) Tuesday 23 December to 9am (AEDT) Monday 5 January 2026. You may still submit your queries to the helpdesk during the break and we will respond as soon as possible on our return.

Our weekly Workplace Bulletin will return on the week commencing 12 January 2026.

From all of us at the Employment Law Handbook, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Wrapping-up 2025: Employment Law Handbook highlights

In 2025, we had a huge year adding brand-new content and making updates to the Employment Law Handbook to ensure you stayed on top of employment law. Below are some of the highlights.

1. 2 brand-new chapters were introduced: Working from home and Breaks.
2. More than 200 new documents were made available for download, including a suite of position description templates. Find the full library of documents here.
3. Important updates were made to 52 chapters. Our most visited chapter for the year was Rostering.
4. 18 case law articles were produced to illustrate how the law is being applied in the courts. Our most popular case law this year was 'Serious breach of safety procedures found to be valid reason for dismissal'.
5. 25 Q&As were published, answering questions sent by you to our helpdesk. Our most popular Q&A this year was 'What exemptions apply to the right to disconnect?'.
6. More than 50 weekly bulletins were sent out to bring the important news straight to you. Our most popular bulletin this year was 'When employees perceive performance management as bullying – Part 1'.

We look forward to bringing you more employment law news, updates, advice and resources in 2026!