Principal Contractors: The Rules of Engagement
The role of principal contractor is critical in managing the work health and safety risks on construction projects. Even so…
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Sexual Harassment in the Post-Weinstein Age What’s Next for Employers?
The Post-Weinstein Age The downfall of one-time Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein is increasingly looking like a seminal event, causing a paradigm shift in…
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Quirks in modern awards #3: No “small business” exemption for redundancy pay under certain awards
The majority of employees in Australia are covered by an industry / occupation specific modern award. Whilst many of the…
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Quirks in modern awards #2: Five or six weeks’ annual leave under the Nurses Award 2010
The majority of employees in Australia are covered by an industry / occupation specific modern award. Whilst many of the…
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Quirks in modern awards #4: No overtime rates for casuals in the Horticulture Award 2010
The majority of employees in Australia are covered by an industry / occupation specific modern award. Whilst many of the…
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Quirks in modern awards #1: One month’s notice of termination under the Professional Employees Award
The majority of employees in Australia are covered by an industry / occupation specific modern award. Whilst many of the…
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Redundancies: New case sheds some light on consultation and redeployment obligations
Depending on how an employer goes about things, terminating staff who are surplus to requirements, can have very different legal…
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Employment law myth No.7: “There’s no point having a restraint of trade in an employment contract”
It is a common misconception that courts don’t enforce “restraints of trade” (those clauses in employment contracts preventing former employees from…
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Employment law myth No.6: “If I pay them a salary, the award doesn’t apply”
Most employees in Australia are covered by an industry or occupation-specific modern award which provides for minimum terms and conditions…
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Employment law myth No.5: “If they’re not performing well, I can extend their probation”
Over the next few weeks, we’re dispelling some commonly held employment law misconceptions, in a series of short articles. Warning –…
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