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In recent years, a growing body of case law has highlighted the circumstances in which an employee may be disciplined or dismissed for their posts on social media. In a landmark decision delivered last week in Comcare v Banerji [2019] HCA 23...
As the sophistication and quality of surveillance technology continues to grow, there is increasing debate about the place of this technology in the workplace, and the appropriateness of using it to monitor employees. While the Workplace...
In the age of unprecedented workforce mobility, employers are going to new lengths to be an 'employer of choice'. As a result, employees are enjoying more benefits and flexibility than ever before. Salary packages often include gym memberships, heal...
On the first day of the new financial year, employers should take note of the new rates in respect of the national minimum wage, high-income threshold, compensation cap, maximum superannuation contribution base and genuine redundancy tax-free cap, al...
An estimated 2.2 million employees are set to see a pay rise following the release of the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) Annual Wage Review on 30 May 2019. Employees paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will see an inc...
The National Labor Relations Board, a United States’ equivalent of Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) combined with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), recently found that Uber drivers are independent contractors and ...
On 17 May 2019, news broke that Israel Folau, a professional Australian rugby player, had been dismissed by Rugby Australia over a controversial religious Instagram post last month. The post singled out gay people, among others, and suggested that th...
Unfair dismissal claims often centre on the harsh, unjust or unreasonable nature of a dismissal relating to an employee’s conduct or performance at work. It is less common that claims of unfair dismissal arise due to an absence from work, where an em...
ASIC is tasked with registering and supervising liquidators who accept formal appointments as external administrators of companies in Australia, to ensure compliance with the law as well as with generally accepted professional standards, practices an...
