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Panetta McGrath Promotes 2 to the Senior Associate Role
It is with great pleasure we announce the promotion of Emma Jack to the role of Senior associate in the Health Law Team &...
Panetta McGrath Lawyers promotes Rebecca Taylor
We are delighted to announce the promotion of Rebecca Taylor to Senior Associate in the Health Law and Insurance Litigation...
Doyle’s Guide recognises Panetta McGrath as a leading health and aged care firm
Panetta McGrath Lawyers is delighted to announce that our firm has once again been listed as a leading health and aged care firm...
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Employment, Workplace Relations and Safety | 2021 and 2022: A review and preview
This publication summarises key issues, trends and cases that shaped 2021 and which we consider will continue to affect employment and workplace relations issues in 2022.
Panetta McGrath Promotes 2 to the Senior Associate Role
It is with great pleasure we announce the promotion of Emma Jack to the role of Senior associate in the Health Law Team &...
Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations – A Reasonable and lawful direction?
On 3 December 2021, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWCFB) handed down its decision1, in relation to Mt Arthur Coal Pty Ltd’s requirement that all its employees had to be vaccinated against COVID-19
as a condition of site entry (Direction).
This is a useful and well-timed application of the legal principles connected with assessing the “reasonableness” of an employer’s direction, in circumstances where there was no external vaccine mandate at the time such as a public health order or other government direction.