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Many employers to lose rights to direct employees to take unpaid leave during annual shutdowns

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From 1 May 2023, a significant number of employers in Australia will lose a current right, contained in many modern awards, to direct employees to take unpaid leave during shutdown periods when the employee has no accrued annual leave. The majority of employers have a shutdown period at least once a year, sometimes due to […]

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EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

Navigating flexible work requests

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Two recent cases, the first before the Fair Work Commission (‘FWC’), and the second before Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (‘IR Commission’), provide two distinct examples of what employer should do, and what an employer should not do, in terms of assessing a flexible work arrangements request. Fyfe v Ambulance Victoria – Fair Work Commission Case […]

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Changes coming in 2023 to Employment Law & Workplace Relations

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Industrial Relations reform was a dominant political battleground between the major parties, and a clear focus for the Albanese Federal Government throughout 2022. The Federal Government has now successfully passed arguably the most significant reforms to the Fair Work Act since its introduction some 13 years ago.  Some amendments will have immediate impacts for employers, […]

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EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

Reinstatement for employee following guilty verdict on criminal charges overturned

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This month we deal with an extremely interesting decision of the Fair Work Commission where despite best practice investigation there was a ruling against the employer.  Our key message is this should not detract from an employer seeking to follow best practice in allegations of serious misconduct. Sydney Trains has been ordered to reinstate an […]

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EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

The rise and rise of the General Protections Claim

When considering disciplining an employee, employers usually turn their minds to the risk of an unfair dismissal claim, particularly where they are considering termination as the disciplinary action to be taken.  Whilst unfair dismissal is often front of mind, all too often, employers are unaware of the significant risk posed by the general protections provisions […]

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Respect@Work Bill

The Respect@Work Bill is set to create duty on employers to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate sexual harassment, discrimination and sex-based harassment The Federal Government has taken the first step in delivering on its election promise to implement the remaining recommendations from the Respect@Work report. The most significant change from the Bill introduced […]

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National Day of Mourning Public Holiday

The Prime Minister has announced a one-off public holiday on 22 September 2022 for all Australian states and territories following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  The day is to serve as a National Day of Mourning, and for the public to pay their respects to the Queen and her 70 years of […]

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Major changes to mandatory vaccination rules in healthcare settings

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The Queensland Chief Health Officer has revoked the Workers in a Healthcare Setting public health direction, one of the last-standing COVID-19 public health directions, with the revocation taking effect from 6pm on 2 September 2022. In announcing the revocation, Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said vaccination requirements for healthcare workers are now left to each employers’ […]

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