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…
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;…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…