29 Jun June Newsletter: Harassment
Harassment With end-of-financial-year parties coming up, the financial silly season is well and truly underway. If you are considering holding a function or celebration for your employees, it is important to...
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30 Jan HR Law Newsletter – January 2015
HR ALERT – PRODUCTIVE COMMISSION PAPERS RELEASED On 19 December 2014, the Australian Treasurer, Jo Hockey, requested the Productivity Commission (the Australian Government’s independent research and advisory body) to undertake an...
18 Dec HR Law Newsletter – December 2014
December Newsletter 19 December 2014 An interesting case of an employee evading service of her Notice of Termination. Have you ever encountered a situation where an employee has avoided receiving unfavourable news...
26 Nov HR Law Newsletter – November 2014
27 November 2014 Let the Festive Season Begin … Fairy lights, tinsel, wreaths and Santa Claus have all started appearing at shopping centres, which can only mean one thing … the office...
03 Oct HR Law Newsletter – October 2014
A CASE HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF NOTIFYING A “SUPPORT PERSON” TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v MSS Strategic Medical and Rescue [2014] FWC 4336 It’s common practice...
25 Sep HR Law Newsletter – September 2014
CHRISTMAS SHUTDOWN … TIME TO GET YOURSELF IN ORDER Are you planning to shut down over the Christmas and/or New Year’s period? Some employment contracts, Enterprise Agreements and/or Modern Awards allow...
30 Jul HR Law Newsletter – July 2014
TIMEFRAMES FUNDAMENTAL IN ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT PRE-APPROVAL PROCESS Despite the intentions of parties to a proposed Enterprise Agreement, the Fair Work Commission has demonstrated on a number of instances that it...
27 Jun HR Law Newsletter – June 2014
ARE YOU PREPARED FOR SUPER AND PAY CHANGES FROM 1 JULY 2014? Some significant changes that Employers should be prepared for on 1 July 2014, include the following: 1. Superannuation You must...
19 May HR Law Newsletter – May 2014
UPDATE – NEW FAIR WORK COMMISSION ANTI-BULLYING JURISDICTION The new Fair Work Commission anti-bullying jurisdiction commenced on 1 January 2014. Within January alone, 44 applications were received by the Fair Work...