Employment and Workplace Relations
The right to request flexible working arrangements following a period of parental leave |
26/08/2010 | |
| View | The right of employees returning from parental leave to request flexible working hours is posing problems for many businesses trying to maintain service delivery levels for customers. | |
Paid parental leave legislation, unpaid leave and flexible work arrangements under the Fair Work Act – Practical tips |
11/08/2010 | |
| View | A paid parental leave scheme was introduced into parliament on 12 May 2010. It passed the Senate on 17 June 2010. The scheme commences on 1 January 2011. | |
Defamation - Q & A |
11/08/2010 | |
| View | Defamation law is all about protecting reputation. Where a person has published something whether orally or in permanent form about somebody else to a third person or persons which is defamatory, then the person defamed may have an action in defamation. | |
Adverse action - the new unfair dismissal |
17/06/2010 | |
| View | Employees who do not fit within the scheme of unfair dismissal, either because they are in their qualifying period or because they earn over $108,300, are permitted by the Fair Work Act to bring an even more serious claim related to adverse action. | |
General protection provisions of the Fair Work Act |
30/04/2010 | |
| View | The General Protection Provisions of the Fair Work Act (being a consolidation and enhancement of various employee rights previously contained in the Workplace Relations Act) present a significant challenge to all employers. |
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