09 December 2022
Can an Employer be responsible for an Employees psychological injuries suffered in an out of hours assault by a client?
Yes. In Bell v Nexus Primary Health, the Employer was held liable for its Employee’s sustained psychological injury an...
02 December 2022
Working from Heights - Safety Message not getting through to PCBU s
In a recent ruling, the NSW District Court has regretfully made comment that it seems the general deterrence message of ...
28 November 2022
Christmas functions - A timely reminder
A recent South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) decision which found that a worker’s alcohol-related injury sustain...
25 November 2022
Ten days paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave becomes law in Australia
The Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 passed both houses of Federal parliament on ...
11 November 2022
Is it time to finally move away from my nominally expired or Zombie Agreement?
Yes. Whilst the pressure has been on business to upgrade nominally expired enterprise agreements and particularly those...
08 November 2022
How far will the new Labor government go in terms of interfering with management prerogative?
It seems much further than the previous Liberal government, if the new Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Bet...
28 October 2022
Should business plan for the Same Job Same Pay (SJSP) legislation?
Yes, despite full implications being at this stage unknown, businesses should keep an eye on the passage of the SJSP leg...
12 October 2022
New Respect@Work Changes
The new Labor government has made good on its promise to implement all of Kate Jenkins’ 55 Respect@Work recommendations ...
06 October 2022
Rectifying overpayments to employees
Overpayment to employees is just as common as underpayment. While overpayment itself is not unlawful, rectifying overpay...
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