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Sexual harassment in the workplace traditionally involves offensive or unwelcome behaviour of a sexual nature from a colleague or manager. However, in a more unusual decision, two companies were recently found liable for $200,000 in damages after fea...
The issue of sexual harassment in the workplace has dominated media coverage for much of early 2021. The handling of Brittany Higgins' sexual assault complaint has highlighted the need for employers to have effective processes for managing allegation...
Many businesses were forced to quickly implement working from home arrangements in early 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. This accelerated an existing trend in many Australian workplaces towards hybrid and fully remote working. With this tr...
Across Australia, many businesses have been forced to shut their doors due to public health orders in response to ongoing Delta outbreaks. However other businesses have been able to remain open despite experiencing a downturn in trade. The ordinary ...
From 27 March 2021, a number of amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (the FWA) came into effect regarding the workplace entitlements and obligations of casual employees. The changes had a transitional period for implementat...
The High Court upheld WorkPac's challenge to the finding of the Full Court of the Federal Court which found that coal mineworker Robert Rossato was entitled to paid leave while engaged as a casual employee on consecutive contracts for almost four yea...
In the recent case of Wollongong City Council v Williams [2021] NSWCA 140, the NSW Court of Appeal considered the duty of a Council to entrants of a public park. Principles An occupier of a park owes a duty to take reasonable care to avoid the forese...
14 July, 2021: The Government has introduced the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2021 (Regulations). Commencing on 14 July 2021, the Government has introduced the Retail and ...
The NSW Court of Appeal in P & S Kauter Investments Pty Ltd v Arch Underwriting at Lloyds Ltd considered what information must be contained in a notification to insurers for it to constitute notification of facts giving rise to claim for the pur...