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New NDIS Worker Screening Requirements from 1 February 2021
According to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission: ‘Worker screening is a way to help check that the people who are working, or wish to work,...
Legislative changes to home care payment administration
This legislation begins the transition from payment of subsidies in advance, to payment in arrears. The Bill was first introduced in February 2020,...
Casual employment, double dipping and conversion rights addressed in Government reforms
The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (the Bill) was introduced into Federal Parliament on 9...
2020 Year in Review – Employment and Workplace Relations
Click here to download a pdf copy of the 2020 Year in Review. Summary of key developments COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the...
Award flexibilities to support Australia’s jobs recovery
The Minister for Industrial Relations – Christian Porter says the aim of the government is to extend existing JobKeeper flexibilities for employers,...
Ensuring that employees are correctly paid will be a key focus for regulators in 2021
The Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 (the Bill) was introduced into Federal Parliament on 9...
Two Workplace Relations Amendment Bills Introduced to the Federal Parliament
The Withdrawal from Amalgamations Bill makes technical amendments to the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 concerning part of an...
Update to the Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes during COVID-19
On 20 November 2020, the Industry Code for Visiting Residential Aged Care Homes During Covid-19 (the Industry Code) was updated to recognise the...
Case summary | Gynaecologist sued for failed sterilisation and subsequent pregnancy
In May 2014, the plaintiff, Mrs Jodie Lee (a litigation pseudonym) consulted the defendant, Dr Dhupar, an obstetrician and gynaecologist with a view...
Case summary | Enrolled nurse engages in romantic relations with detainee
The key issue What is the appropriate disciplinary sanction for practitioners engaging in romantic (but non-sexual) relations with patients? ...