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The guideline outlines a process for the investigation and determination of these claims with no lawyer involvement.

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We discuss Department of Juvenile Justice v. Edmed [2008] NSW WCC PD 6 (18 January 2008).

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Both officers alleged Railcorp and State Rail owed them a duty of care under section 32 of the NSW Civil Liability Act 2002.

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Now that the Labor Party has won the election, what will this mean for workplace relations in your business?

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An old Arabian proverb observes that a secret is like a dove: when it leaves one?s hand, it takes wing.

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We discuss Haider v JP Morgan Holdings Aust Limited trading as JP Morgan Operations Australia Limited (2007) NSW.

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The long awaited Workplace Relations Fact Sheet has now arrived and from 1 October 2007 minimum wage rates are increased.

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Work Choices - the legislation that dare not speak its name.

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In this bulletin we look at a decision of the High Court that may have a significant impact on employers and insurers and employer?s obligations to take out 'State insurance?.

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On 1 March 2007 the new Federal Independent Contractors Act came into operation, continuing the Federal Government?s clean sweep of workplace relations.

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2007 begins with some new workplace laws, some answers, and some solutions in the transition to Work Choices.

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The following scenario, with names changed to protect the guilty, illustrates the countless liabilities that may arise from a seemingly harmless staff celebration.

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After a hard fought six day hearing in May the High Court has just handed down its decision on the most important Constitutional case in decades

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Since 2002 disputed impairment claims have been determined via approved medical specialist (AMS) assessment.

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One can be excused for not being too happy about the new record keeping and pay slip obligations under Work Choices. Indeed, the Federal Government has responded to many concerns expressed by small business and has again delayed their implementation,…

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If an injured employee, suffering no wage loss, is terminated for reasons unrelated to an injury, or, accepts voluntary redundancy, is there an ongoing liability to pay weekly payments?

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Two recent decisions of the Federal Court of Australia illustrate the importance of the contract of employment to assessing entitlements on termination.

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While unfair dismissal laws have been relaxed, employers are mistaken if they believe it is open season on employees.

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