Accessorial Liability and HR Advisers – Don’t Get Caught in the FWO’s Net In a recent speech to the Australian Human Resources Institute, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), Natalie James, warned people working in human resources management and recruitment that they could...
Are you across your health and safety responsibilities in the workplace? Generally, the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (WA) (the Act) and supporting regulations and codes set out responsibilities applicable to all persons in the workplace in Western...
Updated Workplace Bullying Prevention and Management Guides Safe Work Australia have published updated versions of their anti-bullying guides. The two publications, “Guide for preventing and responding to workplace bullying” and “Dealing with workplace bullying – A...
Recent decision of interest: Interim anti-bullying orders to deal with picketing The Fair Work Commission has issued interim anti-bullying orders in a Melbourne Brewery dispute to stop five replacement workers from being approached or harassed by picketers. The...
News and events: Cashing out annual leave On 29 July 2016 the Fair Work Commission (FWC) updated 112 modern workplace awards to allow workers to choose to cash out some of their annual leave. The changes will allow workers to cash in 2 weeks of leave per 12-month...
It used to be the case that there was no national legislation prohibiting workplace bullying. This meant that a worker who wanted to pursue a bullying claim had to rely on general laws such as workers’ compensation laws, anti-discrimination laws and common law claims....