13 March 2025
Key WHS Statistics 2024
Safe Work Australia has released its latest report outlining the key WHS statistics across Australia (click here). Thes...
26 February 2025
How good are your return to work (RTW) plans for Psychosocial Injuries?
Worksafe’s (Vic) annual report provided further confirmation of what a number of WHS commentators have already known – t...
19 February 2025
When does unreasonable behaviour cross the line into bullying?
The FWC (Application by Wong [2024] FWC 2856 (15 October 2024) has dismissed an employee’s bullying claim against their ...
13 February 2025
Employee refused flexible work request: ‘Employment relationship is a two-way street’
FWC Shane Gration v Bendigo Bank [2024] FWC 717 (15 April 2024) has rejected a high performing employee’s request to wor...
06 February 2025
Employer’s Inaction Escalated Misconduct, but Resignation Ruled Voluntary
FWC Nicole-Marree Smith v Bright Life Homes Pty Ltd [2024] FWC 1494 (14 June 2024) has found that an employer’s failure ...
21 January 2025
Same Job Same Pay (SJSP) Orders Take Effect
Whilst the new SJSP laws actually commenced on 15 December 2023 orders made under the new laws were unable to take effec...
16 January 2025
Modern Award Changes - New rules and minimum pay for introductory award rates
Minimum pay rates for introductory classification or entry-level employees under some Modern Awards may go up on the fir...
10 January 2025
Greater clarity for Maximum Term (Outer Limit) Contracts
The Federal Court (Alouani-Roby v National Rugby League Ltd [2024] FCAFC 161 (12 December 2024) has rejected an employe...
20 December 2024
Industrial Manslaughter now applies in all states
On 2 October 2024 industrial manslaughter became a criminal offence under Tasmania’s WHS which now means it applies in a...
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