Updates and Events

Workplace Law Updates

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Penalties imposed against employer and director for unlawful individual flexibility agreements

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Social media and the workplace

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Adverse action leading to reinstatement of an injured worker

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The Equal Opportunity Act 2010 - what this means for employers

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Employers are successfully defending claims of adverse action under the Fair Work Act

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A Conversation To Be Had

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Are Employers Obliged to Pay a Bonus?

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HR Manager Liable for Sham Contracting Arrangement

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Occupational Health and Safety Update: The Mistakes You Don't Want To Make

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Federal court finds that employer could not rely on policy to summarily dismiss employee

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Paid parental leave scheme set to commence on 1 January 2011

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Court orders hefty penalty against employer and senior employee for dismissal threat
Requests for flexible working arrangements and employer obligations

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Modern Award Transitional Ruling
What are the inherent requirements of an employee's position
Long service makes termination harsh
Directors restrained from taking business

Click here for August 2009 – Workplace Law Update on:

Fair Work Act "adverse action" provisions;
New rules regulating deductions from wages;
Small Business Fair Dismissal Code;
Workers' compensation leave and terminations for temporary absence;
Legal implications of grievance procedures; and
Substantial compensation for sexually harassed employee.

Click here for July 2009 – Workplace Law Update on:

Transition to the new fair work system;
Effect of the new system on existing awards and registered agreements;
Agreement making during the "bridging" period;
Meaning of "Small Business Employer" for unfair dismissals;
Small business exemption from redundancy pay obligations;
New Awards apply from 1 January 2010;
Employer record keeping obligations from 1 July 2009; and
New Fair Work websites of interest.

Click here for April 2009 – Workplace Law Update on:

Fair Work Act 2009;
Right to request flexible working arrangements;
Termination of employee with disability in sheltered workshop lawful;
Equal opportunity guidelines released; and
Employee's termination for eating employer's stock fair.

Smart Company Articles

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In the News

Click Here to see Peter Vitale's comments in the Herald Sun on Christmas party risks for employers