The Brief is your monthly financial services update. To help you save time, each month we'll give you a quick run-down of what happened in financial services from experts across...
The end of 2018 saw a flurry of officer prosecutions finalise in NSW and Victoria, including the first recorded sentence of imprisonment for reckless endangerment in Victoria. The cases illustrate...
There have been some significant changes in the Federal employment landscape for the end of 2018. The Coalition government made a significant drive into the workplace relations space this month...
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...
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 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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