10 tips to avoid sexual harassment and other legal claims this festive season
Office Christmas parties and other work related Christmas functions are a great time for celebration. However they can also be…
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Lack of documentation – no bar to successful defence after fatal incident
The New South Wales District Court in SafeWork New South Wales v Wollongong Glass Pty Ltd [2016] NSWDC 58 recently…
Take it or leave it: new rules for cashing out annual leave and taking excessive leave
From 29 July 2016 numerous modern awards have been varied to include provisions which allow modern award-covered employees to cash…
No obligation to allow union entry to premises to hold discussions before or after work
The Fair Work Commission (Commission) has followed a strict approach to the construction of provisions enabling union right of entry…
Progress towards modernised workplace laws for the resources and major hazards facilities sectors in Western Australia
The Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) on the proposed Work Health Safety (Resources and Major Hazards) Regulations (model WHS Regulations)…
Employee or Independent Contractor – no simple answer
The distinction between whether a worker is, at law, an independent contractor or an employee is often unclear. However, the…