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Superannuation guarantee increases to 10% from 1 July 2021
Additionally, the annual concessional contribution cap increases from $25,000 to $27,500 as a result of indexation in line with changes to average...
Case summary | Surgical hardware and infection – to leave (in-situ) or not to leave?
The key issues Whether the respondent had breached his duty of care in failing to remove all hardware from the appellant’s ankle in or around 2010....
Case summary | Tribunal overturns immediate action to suspend a practitioner’s registration
The key issue Whether the risk to the public and the public interest were such that Dr Rizwan Sami (Dr Sami) should be suspended from practice until...
Case summary | Emergency department doctor has conditions set aside by Civil and Administrative Tribunal
The key issue The treatment of sexual misconduct allegations by way of immediate action. The background The patient presented to her GP on 27 August...
Case summary | Plaintiff unsuccessfully sues radiologist and orthopaedic surgeon
An 18-year-old woman who was born with an undiagnosed congenital pars defect (a crack or fracture of the bones of the lower spine) sued her...
Aged Care in the 2021-2022 Federal Budget: The Government’s Response to the Royal Commission
This year’s Budget has been widely regarded as fundamental to a reform of Australia’s aged care system. A need for reform means a need for funding...
A glimpse into the provisional changes to the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Service Industry Award 2020
In this article, we provide a brief summary of the potential changes coming out of the 4-yearly review of the SCHADS Award, with a focus on a number...
The perils of insisting upon employees rendering exclusive service during the COVID-19 pandemic
On 30 March 2021, the Fair Work Commission (Commission) handed down the decision of Health Services Union v Huntingdon Nursing Home Pty Ltd [2021]...
Preventing sexual harassment at work
The prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace is a topic that is front and centre for many employers at the moment. As recent media attention...
Mandatory flu vaccinations in aged care facilities
Jennifer Kimber v Sapphire Coast Community Aged Care Ltd [2021] FWC 1818 In early 2020, the New South Wales Government issued a public health order...