Articles
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23 May 2013
Work Health & Safety
When isn't a person driving? - Damages for a workplace injury
This decision of the NSW Court of Appeal further defines what constitutes driving of a motor vehicle.
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13 May 2013
Workplace Law & Culture
Am I redundant? Who's asking?
The NES definitions are robust and workable, having been developed over decades of industrial negotiation.
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04 March 2013
Workplace Law & Culture
Fighting bullying ... a double-edged sword? - a statutory remedy…
The Government proposes to amend the Fair Work Act to allow employees to lodge a claim of workplace bullying.
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06 February 2013
Workplace Law & Culture
So, what are my workers: employees or contractors?
This bulletin examines various criteria to determine if a worker is an employee or contractor, as reviewed a recent case.
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14 January 2013
Workplace Law & Culture
Forecast 2013: The year ahead for workplace relations and workpla…
2013 will continue to see the development of workplace laws but in the main there is unlikely to be any dramatic changes.
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31 October 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
Workers' WH&S obligations are not to be ignored
Workers also have a very important role to play in ensuring their own safety and that of others in the workplace.
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12 October 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
Court of Appeal explains connection between employment and injury
The Court held that the relevant test for determining the connection between employment and the injury is an objective one.
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09 October 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
How can you defend an employee's claim for adverse action?
The High Court provides valuable guidance on the proper application of the adverse action provisions in the Fair Work Act.
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13 August 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
Fair Work Act receives good clean bill of health
The panel?s report makes 53 recommendations for changes to the system, but overall, the Act has a good bill of health.
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13 July 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
New financial year - new employment thresholds
A new financial year usually brings minor, but noteworthy, changes which impact on employment rights and entitlements.
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22 May 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
Work health and safety - are you liable? The High Court speaks
The new work health and safety laws are a hot topic for many businesses.
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11 April 2012
Workplace Law & Culture
The New Workplace Safety Laws: We Have Lifted Off!
For the first three months of this year, it?s been business as usual following the commencement on 1 January 2012 of the new NSW Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
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01 November 2011
Workplace Law & Culture
The Qantas industrial dispute reveals flaws in the Fair Work barg…
The unions called the proposed lock out a deplorable act.
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01 September 2011
Workplace Law & Culture
Work Health and Safety Reforms: NSW employers must prepare for th…
Businesses should review work safety systems to align with the new laws.
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24 March 2011
Workplace Law & Culture
A Fair Work Miscellany - awards, workers compensation, holiday en…
There is a great deal that can be said about the Fair Work Act and the new system, but for now, here is our miscellany of the Fair Work Act, and some thoughts:
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17 December 2010
Workplace Law & Culture
Paid Parental Leave - coming ready or not in 2011
What is it? The Paid Parental Leave scheme is a government-funded entitlement for working parents who are primary carers of children born or adopted from 1 January 2011. Parental Leave Pay is paid for a maximum of 18 weeks, and is a taxable payment p…
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09 November 2010
Workplace Law & Culture
To accrue or not to accrue? That is the $36 million question on a…
In 2008-09 weekly compensation payments in NSW exceeded $468 million.
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02 September 2010
Workplace Law & Culture
Employment law: Is it fair to dismiss an injured worker for faile…
How much rehabilitation is enough? What about suitable duties? Reasonable adjustment?