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Employment Alert
13 Apr 2022 Employer's duty to safeguard against psychological harm
The High Court of Australia has today held that employers engaged in areas that pose an obvious risk to mental health are considered to be 'on notice' of…
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australian employment alert
03 Mar 2022 Queensland and New South Wales floods: Employment issues
Authors: Trent Sebbens, Partner; and Ellen Mayr, Senior Associate
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employment alert
10 Feb 2022 Employee vs independent contractor: Contractual terms reign supreme
Determining whether a relationship is one of an independent contractor or an employee
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Employment Alert - Australia
10 Dec 2020 Workplace reforms - Morrison Government's IR Bill released
The Federal Government has introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 to Federal Parliament. The Bill…
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tax and employment alert
22 Jun 2020 Ride sourcing services now eligible for taxi travel FBT exemptions
Parliament has passed legislation to extend FBT exemptions for employee travel previously only available to traditional taxis to Uber and other ride sourcing…
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employment alert - australia
21 May 2020 Managing whistleblowers in 2020 and beyond
The regulation of whistleblowing in the private sector has recently undergone a major transformation (Commonwealth) with the passage of the Treasury Laws…
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ashurst Webinar
13 May 2020 Employment Webinar COVID-19 Managing the return to workplace transition: What is your plan?
As Australia continues to “flatten the curve” and government and health advice turns to relaxing COVID-19 measures, employers should start planning how to…
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employment and safety alert
13 May 2020 Transition to COVIDSafe Workplaces
Author: Trent Sebbens, Partner
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Ashurst webinar
20 Apr 2020 Employment Webinar - COVID19 Key issues for Australian workplaces: JobKeeper, variations to awards and more
This webinar discusses the recent changes, including the Federal Government's new JobKeeper subsidies; actual and proposed variations to modern awards by the…
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Australia | taxation and employment alert
01 Apr 2020 Government Announces New JobKeeper Payments
com/en/news-and-insights/legal-updates/covid-19-direct-tax-bulletin/ Authors: Ian Kellock, Partner; Sanjay Wavde, Partner; Jon Lovell, Partner;…
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ASHURST WEBINAR
30 Mar 2020 Employment Webinar - COVID19 Key issues for Australian workplaces
In this webinar, recorded on 24 March 2020, Trent and Karen discuss potential implications for your operations, including managing business continuity risk…
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Employment and Safety Alert
03 Feb 2020 Going Viral: How employers can respond to the Novel Coronavirus in Australia
Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have been diagnosed in Australia and pose potential risks to public health, businesses and workers. Current health warnings from…
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Australian Employment Alert
28 Jan 2020 Enterprise bargaining in 2020: What to watch out for
Authors: Trent Sebbens, Partner; Vince Rogers, Partner; and Ffion Whaley, Senior Associate
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Safety Matters Alert
02 Dec 2019 Victoria and NT pass industrial manslaughter laws, WA proposes similar laws and NSW confirms status quo
Both Victoria and the Northern Territory have recently passed industrial manslaughter laws, and Western Australia has now also proposed similar new laws. …
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Safety Matters Alert
24 Oct 2019 When is it reasonable for a principal to rely on specialist contractors?
We consider a decision about the requirement for PCBU's to independently ensure that equipment is compliant with Australian Standards, and implications of…
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employment alert - Class Action
28 Aug 2019 Avoiding a class (action) of your own
Over the past 18 months there has been a significant increase in employment-related class actions for alleged underpayment and misclassification of employees,…
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employment alert
08 Aug 2019 A civil, civil service – restraint and moderation in the Australian Public Service
Today the High Court handed down its decision in Comcare v Banerji [2019] HCA 23, helping to clarify when it is acceptable for a public sector employer to…
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SAFETY MATTERS ALERT AUSTRALIA
30 Jul 2019 Industrial manslaughter laws in Australia
In this Safety Matters Alert, we summarise the current status of industrial manslaughter laws in Australia; where they operate, where they are proposed and…
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Safety matters Alert
26 Jun 2019 Prosecutions, penalties, and prison time: WHS trends for 2019
Higher category prosecutions appear to be on the rise, penalties are increasing and officers are being imprisoned for WHS breaches. In 2019, duty holders in…
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EMPLOYMENT UPDATE | AUSTRALIA
27 Nov 2018 It's not the time to be casual about casuals
Two developments concerning casual workers continue to have significant implications for employers who engage casuals with regular, predictable hours. Our…
