Many employers don’t fully understand the rights of union representatives under the Fair Work Act to enter their workplace and speak to em…
Many employers don’t fully understand the rights of union representatives under the Fair Work Act to enter their workplace and speak to em…
The Fair Work Act prevents employees who have been made genuinely redundant from making a claim that they have been unfairly dismissed. But …
Small business is starting to see the benefits of the small business code in the Fair Work Act (FWA). The FWA has a more generous approach t…
After the Coalition’s election driven “no change” policy, workplace relations is easing back into the national policy debate. Much is being …
Legislative provisions designed to stop employers from engaging employees as independent contractors was introduced by the Howard Government…
There’s only one day to go until we are confronted by two major parties determined to present a small target. It’s a ploy adopted historical…
Discrimination cases are attracting some pretty hefty headlines at the moment. But these headlines don’t capture a key aspect of these cases…
A common complaint of many employers is that one of their workers refuses to do a specific task. “What should I do?” they ask. Their que…
The latest case on the meaning of a ‘casual employee’ for the purposes of the unfair dismissal regime is likely to lead to more rather than …
The Fair Work sceptics warned of Australia developing good faith bargaining laws akin to the US. They warned that it would be a complex proc…
Dear Aunty B, I am the director of an incorporated health care business and have a question regarding an employee’s request to work part-ti…
So many businesses start the New Year with grand plans for improvement, but far fewer actually implement those plans. Don’t let the start of…
