Papers and submissions

ERLS strongly supports legislative reform to limit the use of non-compete and other restraint of trade clauses, particularly in relation to low- and middle-income workers. Our key reform priority is to ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts in Australia, at a minimum for low- and middle-income workers. We also recommend further reform to restrict other restraint of trade clauses (such as non-solicitation clauses) in employment contracts so that they only operate to the extent that they are reasonable and proportionate.

This report outlines the achievements of the partnership between the three community legal centres and marks the release of an independent review of ERLS’s four-year impact.

A seminar on the new Costs Protection Laws established under the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023.

The Human Rights Law Centre and Redfern Legal Centre's submission to the Government’s consultation on proposed legislation to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in workplace sexual harassment cases.

Redfern Legal Centre, as part of the Power to Prevent Coalition, calls on the Australian Government to adopt an Equal Access costs model for all discrimination matters.

The Employment Rights Legal Service, as part of the Power to Prevent Coalition, calls on the Australian Government to adopt an Equal Access costs model for all discrimination matters.

RLC is asking the Federal government to establish whistleblower protections that would enable migrant workers to report exploitation without risking their visa.

RLC has joined a coalition of community legal centres sending an open letter to government calling for improvements to a proposed discrimination law Bill.

A coalition of concerned community legal centres and civil society organisations have called on governments to make pre-election commitments to end the exploitation of migrant workers. 

RLC and Kingsford Legal Centre and have jointly made submissions to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security.