08 May 2024
$400,000+ fine and costs to worker who experience sexualised and aggressive behaviour
A recent NSW district court decision (SafeWork NSW v Marist Youth Care Limited [2024] NSWDC 74) has imposed fines and co...
03 May 2024
Managing performance isn’t bullying . . . Provided it is reasonable
A recent FWC case (Application by Josh Whiteford [2024] FWC 552) has once again endorsed the position that managers carr...
01 May 2024
Will I be charged for a breach of officer duties if there is an accident in my workplace?
Possibly. As a general rule the higher up in the ‘foodchain’ you are in an organisation the more likely the expectation ...
29 April 2024
Higher bar for genuine redundancies set
The Full Federal Court (Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd v Bartley [2024] FCAFC 45) has recently found that employers have an ob...
13 March 2024
Getting your staff back in the office - reasonably
FWC recently found (Charles Gregory Gregory v Maxxia Pty Ltd [2023] FWC 2768) an advisor with an inflammatory bowel dise...
14 February 2024
Jail Term and Massive Fines for Fatigue and Vehicle Management Failures
The traffic accident on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway that resulted in the deaths of four police officers has resulted in:...
07 February 2024
Bully or Exasperated Manager acting reasonably?
The FWC (Momirovski, Douglas, Serafini, Naumcevski and Egan [2023] FWC 3299) has recently refused to make stop bullying ...
02 February 2024
The End to Casual Confusion? . . . Not quite
The Closing Loopholes legislation sought to provide further clarity to the vexed issue concerning ‘regular’ Casuals. It ...
22 December 2023
Merry Christmas – massive IR changes keep on coming
2023 marked the first real year of significant IR changes since the introduction of the Fair Work Act. The Labor governm...
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