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This week, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) released its comprehensive report — Corruption and Integrity in the NSW Public Sector: An Assessment of Current Trends and Events. The report...
The recent passing of the Modern Slavery Bill in Federal parliament means there are new reporting requirements for Australian organisations. Different estimates reveal that in 2016 there were between 4,300...
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) in Australia is regulated by state legislation. In Victoria, IVF is governed by the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 (Vic) (ART Act). A recent case1 in...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC), in its four-yearly review of modern awards, has varied nearly all modern awards to require that employers make termination payments within seven calendar days of...
The Fair Work Commission has made a significant decision on out-of-hours conduct in finding that ALDI had a valid reason to dismiss an employee for throwing a full glass of...
A recent Federal Court decision found casual employment needs to retain the “essence of casualness”. What does that mean, and what do HR and businesses need to do? A casual...
On 27 September 2018, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) handed down a decision in its 4-yearly review of modern awards, which makes more changes to the...
While using terms like “sweetheart” and “babe” in the workplace may come from a friendly place, they can cause female staff to feel undervalued and land you in hot water.
The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) has been successful in applying to the Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) to find a psychologist guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct in relation...
On 9 October 2018, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, and Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, Ken Wyatt, confirmed that the Royal Commission into Aged...
The Fair Work Commission has found that a Human Resources (HR) manager, who was made redundant after accusing his Managing Director of having an ice addiction, was not unfairly dismissed.
In an age where every man, woman, and child has unprecedented access to a world of platforms via social media to voice their personal views, it has never been more...
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