Manda­to­ry Work­place Vac­ci­na­tion: Some Myths

Aug 10, 2021

With SPC putting its head above the para­pet by man­dat­ing COVID-19 vac­ci­na­tion for its work­force, and the Nation­al Cab­i­net State­ment…
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NSW Con­struc­tion Indus­try Shut Down – Par­tial re-open­ing as of 31 July 2021

Aug 2, 2021

On Wednes­day 28 July 2021, the NSW Pre­mier took steps to re-open cer­tain con­struc­tion sites in parts of Greater Syd­ney…
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Qual­i­fi­ca­tions a floor, but not a ceil­ing, for award cov­er­age: FCAFC

Jul 27, 2021

In a deci­sion that has affirmed what those work­ing in the indus­tri­al rela­tions space already knew – that fit­ting an employ­ee’s…
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Deal­ing with the NSW Con­struc­tion Indus­try shut down — man­ag­ing exist­ing works

Jul 21, 2021

On 17 July 2021, the NSW Gov­ern­ment amend­ed the Pub­lic Health (Covid-19 Tem­po­rary Move­ment and Gath­er­ing Restric­tions) Order 2021 (the…
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Update on Statu­to­ry Demands – changes to min­i­mum thresh­old and (for some) time to comply

Jul 16, 2021

On 1 July 2021, Sched­ule 1 to the Cor­po­ra­tions Amend­ment (Statu­to­ry Min­i­mum) Reg­u­la­tions 2021 (Cth) (Reg­u­la­tions) came into force, increas­ing the min­i­mum…
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Manda­to­ry Work­place Vac­ci­na­tion: Reflec­tions on Recent Developments

Jul 12, 2021

With the cur­rent trou­bling Covid-19 clus­ter in NSW, and a deep con­cern about the rel­a­tive­ly low rates of vac­ci­na­tion of staff…
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The impli­ca­tions of imply­ing a term of rea­son­able notice

Jul 12, 2021

In a deci­sion that demon­strates the need for employ­ment con­tracts to clear­ly spec­i­fy a term for notice of ter­mi­na­tion, Judge Obradovic in…
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Gov­ern­ment Intro­duces Bill in Response to Land­mark AHRC Respect@Work Report

Jun 25, 2021

The Fed­er­al Gov­ern­ment has intro­duced the Sex Dis­crim­i­na­tion and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amend­ment Bill 2021 (the Bill) in…
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Changes to the Build­ing and Con­struc­tion Indus­try Secu­ri­ty of Pay­ment Act 1999

Jun 24, 2021

Res­i­den­tial home build­ing work car­ried out by a home builder for an own­er occu­pi­er home­own­er has (until very recent­ly as not­ed…
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Fam­i­ly Law | Draft law puts the spot­light on super

Jun 15, 2021

Super­an­nu­a­tion is in the Fam­i­ly Law spot­light with the announce­ment of a new infor­ma­tion-shar­ing pro­pos­al involv­ing the Aus­tralian Tax Office (ATO)…
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