The Federal Government's 'closing the labour-hire loophole' proposal could mean major structural reforms for the Fair Work Act 2009 in regulating third-party workforce arrangements.
Australia's workplace safety laws could see significant changes as Safe Work Australia seeks submissions regarding incident notification obligations.
The new Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (COVID-19 Vaccination Information) Regulations 2022 (Vic) will give employers in Victoria the power to collect information relating to the COVID-19 vaccination status of...
Time is running out for employers to have appropriate systems in place to mitigate the risks arising from psychosocial hazards in the workplace.
The Victorian Government has announced that COVID-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for all Victorian authorised providers and authorised workers who are not working from home.
In this September update on recent case law in Victoria relating to work safety, we look at two decisions of the County Court.
The Victorian Government recently introduced an amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 prescribing 54 offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) and Regulations in...
Companies undertaking due diligence are paying more attention than ever to human resource and labour issues.
SafeWork NSW recently introduced a code of practice on managing psychosocial hazards at work, the first such health and safety code of practice in Australia.
The commentary in the recent case of Shearer v iSelect Services provides useful guidance for employers in deciding what reasonable steps should be taken to minimise the risk of injury...
The High Court has recently granted a former solicitor of the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions special leave to appeal against the Victorian Court of Appeal's decision to set aside...
A director of a company in Western Australia has been the latest individual in Australia to be imprisoned as a result of safety offences involving or resulting in death
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