Workplace Law in Focus: 2026 Updates for South Australian Employers

NEW EVENT

📅 Date: Tuesday, 2 June 2026
⏰ Time: 12.30PM–1.30PM
📍 Venue: Level 9, 99 Gawler Place, Adelaide SA 5000
🥐 Catering: Coffee/tea & light lunch provided

Employment law is shifting again, and for South Australian business leaders, the risk is not just missing the headlines but missing what the changes mean in practice. From psychosocial hazards and labour hire reforms through to payroll remediation, record-keeping, and major court decisions, the compliance burden is getting broader and less forgiving.

Join Emma Avey, Senior Associate at Piper Alderman, for a practical session focused on the key employment law and legislative developments South Australian employers need to understand in 2026. With broad experience across employment and industrial relations matters, Emma will unpack what has changed, where businesses may be exposed, and what leaders should be reviewing now.

Key Takeaways:

• Considering key changes to employment law legislation including:
a) Updates to the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA), and SafeWork SA’s newly introduced Code of Practice for Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work
b) The expanded scope of South Australia’s labour hire licensing laws, and what these changes mean for business leaders
c) Navigating the new portable long service leave scheme for the community services sector
• Unpacking the consequences of the Federal Court's decision involving Coles and Woolworths, including implications for the use of set-off clauses and record-keeping requirements
• Considering the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Payroll Remediation Program Guide and its practical application
• Understanding the key lessons from the High Court’s decision in Elisha v Vision Australia
• Other important case law and legislative updates for South Australian business leaders