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The National Employments Standards (NES) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) provide for a pregnant employee to be entitled to transfer to a safe job or take paid no…
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Defamation law can apply in the workplace in a variety of ways. Examples are when: a dirt sheet about union delegates is posted on a union noticeboard in the workplace;…
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Under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission has legal responsibility for handling complaints. Since 11 September 2021, the President has…
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For out-of-hours conduct by an employee to constitute a valid reason for dismissal, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) requires there to be some relevant connection between the conduct and the…
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Australia’s federal anti-discrimination statutes provide for employers to be vicariously liable for the acts of discrimination or sexual harassment committed by their employees or agents in certain circumstances. In the…
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The states of NSW and WA have made some progress on industrial manslaughter laws. New South Wales In 2021, the NSW Government introduced an industrial manslaughter bill. The bill has…
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In 2020, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) inserted additional COVID provisions into many modern awards. These provisions contained in Schedule X, provided an entitlement to unpaid pandemic leave, as well…
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If an employee is dismissed for misconduct and they can access Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) unfair dismissal laws, a factor that might cause the dismissal to be ruled unfair…
![Examining requirements regarding employee misconduct]()
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Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) National Employment Standards (NES), an employee is entitled to be absent from their employment on a day or part-day that is a public…
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A patchwork of statutes operating at a federal and state level prohibit discrimination in workplaces (among other areas). These are supplemented by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and work…
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