Governance Directions Journal – April 2024
Volume 76 - Number 3
Update on ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations
This article provides an update on the recent release of the Principles and Recommendations (fifth edition), key changes and the consultation process. Subject to stakeholder consultation, the timeline proposes a final fifth edition be released in early 2025, and to take effect for ASX companies for financial years commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
Read article
Kicking the governance football – How does your AFL club compare?
This article gives an insight into the disclosure of corporate governance practices across the 18 Australian Football League clubs and an overview of how the clubs compare to the practices and expectations of an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed entity.
Read article
The post-reform workplace: new trends, challenges and opportunities
The next 12 months are shaping up to be full of challenges and opportunities in many workplaces, following two significant rounds of workplace reforms in the last 14 months (the ‘Secure Jobs, Better Pay’ and ‘Closing Loopholes’ legislation).
Read article
CEO Memo: Governance for a thriving small business culture
Instigating good governance practices for small to medium businesses can often be a wrought exercise, full of regulatory burden and confusion — especially when there are different definitions of what constitutes a ‘small business.’
Read article
Acting for You — April 2024
Updates on Australian Cyber Security Strategy, Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations fifth edition, and more.
Read article
Adaptation planning and investment missing piece of the puzzle
With climate change indicators reaching record levels in 2023 the Commonwealth is currently reforming Australia’s environmental laws with the aim of better protecting the environment whilst giving faster, clearer decisions for business.
Read article
What employers need to know about the new ‘right to disconnect’
With the Fair Work Legislation Amendment Act 2024 receiving Royal Assent on 26 February 2024, Australian employees are one step closer to having a codified ‘right to disconnect’ within the Fair Work Act 2009.
Read article
Five ways curiosity de-escalates team conflict
In a business landscape marked by rapid change, high pressure, polarised opinions and deep ideological divides, the art of respectful disagreement without resorting to personal attacks has become a rare skill.
Read article