Date: 11 Feb 2019, Filed under: Weapons, Industrial Relations, Criminal Law, Taxation and Revenue
This charge is made when a person is in a public place and has something on them that could be used as a weapon.
Date: 10 Jul 2017, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective, Industrial Relations, Redundancy, Unfair Dismissal
Contracts of employment come to an end on a regular basis either at the direction of the employee or employer. When the contract of employment does come...
Date: 04 Jul 2016, Filed under: Industrial Relations, Employment Law
A recent decision in the Western Australia Court of Appeal will be an important case in matters involving negligent acts of labour hire employees.
Date: 18 Feb 2016, Filed under: Industrial Relations, Employment Law, Employment Agreements
Four recent decisions by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) highlight the potential significance of one of the recent recommendations by the Australian Productivity...
Date: 29 Jan 2016, Filed under: Industrial Relations, Employment Law
In the recent decision of Dent v Langs Building Supplies Pty Ltd [2015] QSC 368, the Supreme Court of Queensland dismissed a worker’s application for an...
Date: 13 Aug 2015, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective, Employment Law - Employer Perspective, Industrial Relations
Many readers will probably be aware of the basic requirements that make up an employment contract such as: offer; acceptance; consideration; and capacity...
Date: 25 Jul 2015, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective, Industrial Relations, Unfair Dismissal
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) has provisions in place protecting Australian employees from dismissal that is “harsh, unjust or unreasonable”:...
Date: 17 Apr 2015, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective, Industrial Relations, Employment Law, Employment Agreements
With more and more Australian businesses relying on a flexible workforce, protecting genuine employees from sham contracting arrangements has never been...
Date: 31 Mar 2015, Filed under: Employment Law - Employer Perspective, Industrial Relations
Discussion of the decision of the Victorian Supreme Court in Zealley v Liquorland (Aust) Pty Ltd & Anor [2015] VSC 62, which considers the apportionment...
Date: 05 Jan 2015, Filed under: Employment Law - Worker Perspective, Employment Law - Employer Perspective, OHS, Industrial Relations, Employment and Human Resources
What happens if it's too hot to work outside in Australia? What should employers do for employees?
