Published 22 November 2019 In our recent newsletter, we examined some of the key changes of the expanded corporate whistleblowing scheme that has been in force since 1 July 2019. This week, in part 2 of our newsletter, we will take a look at who is required to have a whistleblower policy under the expanded […]
Published 15 November 2019 In February 2019, the Australian Parliament passed new laws creating an expanded corporate whistleblowing scheme which applies to the majority of companies in Australia. These new whistleblower laws took effect on 1 July 2019, with public companies and large proprietary companies then having until 1 January 2020 to implement a compliant […]
The law is an occupation that deals primarily with language. Words have both an ordinary meaning, and a legal meaning. Lawyers and parties to litigation will often ask the courts to define the legal meaning of words, when the ordinary meaning is plainly obvious. While this may seem a waste of the court’s time and […]
In a decision by the Fair Work Commission (the Commission), Deputy President Sams warned against Applicants’ improper use of stop bullying applications “as a deflection, or diversion, or even to overturn a justified disciplinary action”. The detrimental effects of workplace bullying on employees are well known and include decreased productivity, reduced well being, and increased […]
Published 15 October 2019 On the latest episode of the podcast we discuss the potential issues surrounding the legal standings around managing sick or injured employees. You can listen to the podcast below, or by clicking the links to subscribe on your preferred streaming service: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2YiRq5K Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2LFbjxQ Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/c2V2 Breaker: http://bit.ly/32PIkgk Radio Public: http://bit.ly/2K1rZwq The content […]
Published 24 September 2019 Welcome to the fourth instalment of our podcast. This episode focuses on implied constitutional freedom of political communication by employees on social media and the recent High Court decision in the case Comcare v. Banerji. You can listen to the podcast below, or by clicking the links to subscribe on your […]