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...
12 December 2024
Will your Christmas function by Psychosocially safe this year?
Christmas is a great time of year but unfortunately, work functions can be fertile ground for incidents that lead to not...
06 December 2024
The pre-Christmas period is busy as usual. . .but is your workplace too busy to be Psychosocially safe this year?
All businesses experience the pre-Christmas rush. Workplaces seek to ‘clear the decks’ before they ‘deck the halls’ with...
04 December 2024
What are WHS regulators looking for when assessing an employer’s management of psychosocial risk?
Each case will be different, depending on an organisational risk profile, but recent commentary from Safe Work South Aus...
11 November 2024
Officer awarded $238,000 in costs against WHS Regulator as a result of a failed due diligence case
A company director was awarded $238,000 in costs (click here) following the WHS Regulator’s failed attempt to prosecute ...
04 November 2024
These recent Federal court decisions are going to really upset your payroll staff
Two recent Federal court decisions have found that in applying the NES termination payments must be made on the date of ...
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