Posted on September 07, 2023
In August 2023, the Australian Human Rights Council (AHRC) published its guidelines for complying with the Positive Duty under the Sex…
Posted on August 31, 2023
Under Work Health and Safety legislation, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) has a primary duty of care and must, so far…
Posted on August 24, 2023
In the recent decision of CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman [2023] HCA 21, the High Court has held that an employer was not vicariously…
Posted on August 10, 2023
Recent case studies published by Comcare (the national work health and safety authority) reveal that two unnamed Australian Public Service…
Posted on July 13, 2023
Last year the High Court handed down the landmark decisions of Personnel Contracting[1] and Jamsek[2], which set out the applicable legal…
Posted on July 06, 2023
An employee and an independent contractor have different rights and obligations. This is why it is important to understand the difference…
Posted on June 22, 2023
Restraint of trade provisions are included in employment contracts to protect an employer’s legitimate business interests, such as trade…
Posted on June 09, 2023
The recent decision of Justice Jagot in FKP Commercial Developments Pty Ltd v Zurich Australian Insurance Limited [2022] FCA 862 is a good…
Posted on June 08, 2023
On 30 March 2023, Parliament passed the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Act 2023 (Act), which is aimed at…
Posted on May 26, 2023
Zombie agreements will soon be a thing of the past, as new changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) include the sunsetting…