Our Services During Employment Employees who suffer a work-related illness or injury may make a workers’ compensation claim to their employer’s insurer. Sometimes an employer will disagree with the claim made by the employee. For example, an employer may disagree that the illness or injury is work-related. In particular, for psychological injury claims, there is […]
Our Services During Employment The obligations of employers, employees, directors, managers, contractors and others under workplace health and safety legislation are complex. It is vital that you have a Workplace Health and Safety Policy for your workplace, and depending upon the industry you operate in, you may also need to have safety plans and procedures […]
Our Services During Employment Public sector employers are governed more by State based legislation, but the principles are generally the same to those in the Federal workplace relations system. Our Employment Lawyers are well versed in the legislation that applies to public sector organisations and can assist with all employment law matters arising for public […]
Modern awards will be extensively varied in 2020 as the 4-yearly review of awards starts to come to an end. The Fair Work Commission has released the first group of 31 varied awards which will come into effect on 4 February 2020. The changes made include various award specific variations as well as restructuring, technical and […]
On 27 November 2019 the Palaszczuk State Government passed legislation to amend the Holidays Act 1983, with the key takeaway for employers being that hours worked after 6.00pm on Christmas Eve will now be a part-day public holiday. The change follows similar changes in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Specifically, following the change, the […]
In this alert we touch on some of the important upcoming changes that you need to be aware of in relation to: Annualised Salaries in Awards Mandatory Whistleblower Policies due 1 January 2020 Award changes Annualised Salaries in Awards – changes coming The Fair Work Commission recently decided that changes will be made to the annualised salary […]
This month we look at employee use (or misuse) of social media. We examine some recent cases and highlight some tips for employers to help manage similar issues. Social media – where are we now? There has been growth in the number of Court cases relating to the use (or misuse) of social media by […]
This month we look at a recent Full Federal Court decision which is likely to have significant impacts on the accrual and taking of personal/carer’s leave. We explain how this decision affects employers and outline the steps you should take to ensure you are managing your employee entitlements correctly. Quick refresher – The entitlement to […]
This month we look at the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) ‘stop bullying’ jurisdiction and explain what employers need to know about the increasing prevalence of these claims being made by employees. We explore what constitutes ‘bullying’ under the regime and give examples of what does not meet the definition. We also set out some important […]
The revamped federal whistleblower laws commenced on 1 July 2019 and they have some teeth. A whistleblower is an insider or a person related to an organisation who reports misconduct or other inappropriate activity that has occurred within the organisation. Certain legal protections are provided to whistleblowers and the recent changes have significantly expanded and strengthened the […]
