7 years ago Disclosing WorkCover claims in a job application Does a worker with a WorkCover claim, present or past, have to disclose this on any job application?
7 years ago Do employees working from home need fire extinguishers? Is having a fire extinguisher in the home is a mandatory requirement?
7 years ago Can you work while on parental leave? What are our obligations to continue the employment of someone who is working for another employer while on parental leave?
7 years ago Sharing employees’ personal information Are we under any obligation to advise them of the request?
7 years ago Can we ask an employee to cash out their long service leave? Can we insist that the employee takes the leave as a payment rather than the time off on leave?
7 years ago Can we stop our workers from using their phones while at work? Can we implement a policy whereby employees are not permitted to use their phones while working?
7 years ago When can we re-fill a redundant position? Can you please give me a guideline on what the period must be between making a position redundant and advertising again to fill that position?
7 years ago Can we recoup our training costs? Can we recover training costs from an employee who has resigned? Can this cover travel and accommodation expenses for that training also?
7 years ago Can we make employees take annual leave? If an employee has accrued over 200 hours of annual leave, can we direct them to take that annual leave?
7 years ago Can we change an employee’s role during her pregnancy? Are we able to offer her a salary that may end up being less than the hourly rate she currently receives as a tradesperson?
7 years ago Can we keep a register of employees’ medication? Are we able to request that these workers (or all workers) disclose the number and types of medications they take?
7 years ago How can we change our employees’ hours? Under our enterprise agreement, any change to part-time hours can only be made by mutual agreement. Is there any other way we could change these hours?
7 years ago Can we retrench an employee who is on parental leave? There is a possibility we may need to make her role redundant while she is on leave. What are our obligations here?
7 years ago Can we force two employees to attend a mediation to resolve a workplace conflict? If we require two employees to attend a mediation session to resolve their long-term workplace conflict, can their attendance be enforced?
7 years ago Can I make a finding of serious misconduct when a worker has been dishonest? Is there any law that states what classifies as dishonesty in dismissal for serious misconduct?
