The recent passing of the Modern Slavery Bill in Federal parliament means there are new reporting requirements for Australian organisations. Different estimates reveal that in 2016 there were between 4,300...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC), in its four-yearly review of modern awards, has varied nearly all modern awards to require that employers make termination payments within seven calendar days of...
The Fair Work Commission has made a significant decision on out-of-hours conduct in finding that ALDI had a valid reason to dismiss an employee for throwing a full glass of...
A recent Federal Court decision found casual employment needs to retain the “essence of casualness”. What does that mean, and what do HR and businesses need to do? A casual...
On 27 September 2018, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down a decision in its 4-yearly review of modern awards, which makes more changes to the...
While using terms like “sweetheart” and “babe” in the workplace may come from a friendly place, they can cause female staff to feel undervalued and land you in hot water.
The Fair Work Commission has found that a Human Resources (HR) manager, who was made redundant after accusing his Managing Director of having an ice addiction, was not unfairly dismissed.
In an age where every man, woman, and child has unprecedented access to a world of platforms via social media to voice their personal views, it has never been more...
The Crimes Amendment (Publicly Threatening and Inciting Violence) Act 2018 (NSW) (Act) commenced operation on 13 August 2018. It introduces an indictable offence in the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) (Crimes...
The recent Barnaby Joyce allegations show that sometimes an internal investigation into workplace sexual harassment is not the best idea.
Employees will not come forward and report troubling behaviour if they fear retaliation. Here’s how you can establish and maintain your organisation’s values.
The first step to building a “speak up” culture in the workplace is to make sure everyone is aligned with your organisation’s vision, say legal experts.
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