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The Queensland Supreme Court refused to make a declaration that a professional indemnity policy should cover an insured for claims for compensation arising from alleged misleading and deceptive conduct under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) while th...
Author: Stephanie Ibrahim Judgment Date: 26 August 2021 Citation: Stanizzo v AAI Limited trading as GIO [2021] NSWSC 1077 (26 August 2021) Jurisdiction: Supreme Court of New South Wales, Adamson J Principles A decision-maker must fairly address the a...
On 16 February 2021, New South Wales passed the Strata Schemes Management Amendment (Sustainability Infrastructure) Bill 2020 ("Sustainability Infrastructure Bill"). The Bill amended the Strata Schemes Management Act 201...
On 1 July 2021, a number of employment related financial thresholds increased for the 2021/22 financial year including the 2.5 percent minimum wage increase as well as the new 10 percent compulsory superannuation rate which came into effect on 1 July...
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...