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Fair Work Commission – Peter Ridings v Fedex – ‘Flexible Work Arrangement’ dispute
In this matter, the part-time employee (Applicant) had submitted a formal Flexible Work Arrangement request to his employer, FedEx (Respondent),...
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Transport Workers’ Union of Australia v Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd [2024] FWCFC 287
On 12 June 2024, a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (the Full Bench) made the first intractable bargaining workplace determination. In...
New privacy laws for Western Australia’s public sector on the way
Overview of the PRIS Bill Privacy Framework The PRIS Bill introduces a framework to protect the privacy of personal information managed by public...
Navigating the complexities of fee recovery in practice – strategies for risk management
Complaints and legal claims can add stress to the practitioner’s life, disrupts and detracts from the provision of services, adversely affects the...
The fallibility of memory – why good clinical notes can be the best defence to a claim
The decision involved Mr Ronan Boothman (the Plaintiff) who commenced proceedings against his chiropractor, Dr Christopher George (the Defendant)....
Is Your Organisation Complying the Positive Duty to Eliminate Unlawful Sex Discrimination in the Workplace?
The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (the Act), now obliges Australian employers and persons conducting a business to take “reasonable and proportionate...
Federal Court Decision – Employer’s failure to promptly pay termination entitlements
The recent decision of the Federal Court in the matter of Dorsch v HEAD Oceania Pty Ltd (penalty) [2024] FCA 484 has highlighted the importance of...
SafeWork NSW – Pro Ten Holdings Pty Ltd – Enforceable Undertaking for Fatal Incident
Details of the Enforceable Undertaking can be found here. Pro Ten Holdings Pty Ltd was the owner of a farm in Griffith NSW, where a worker employed...
WorkSafe WA Commences first WHS Act Prosecutions
WorkSafe has commenced the first prosecutions under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) (WHS Act), which came into effect in March 2022....
New National Law
Western Australia has now adopted the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, set out in the Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation...