If you live in these parts of Australia, you’ll get an extra public holiday for it this year. But millions of others aren’t so lucky.
- Associate Professor of Workplace and Business Law, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
As employers rethink wellbeing in a post-pandemic workplace, the key question is whether policies for pets at work are lawful, evidence-based and inclusive.
In Australia, workers and employers both struggle to know what is and isn’t allowed when it comes to expressing controversial opinions.
If an organisation mandates their workers return to the workplace – whether exclusively or in part – it needs to provide clear guidelines.
A Federal Court ruling on Sally Rugg’s case against Monique Ryan should provide some much needed guidance on what “reasonable additional work hours” means.
Federal Labor made an election promise to criminalise wage theft. But there are better reforms more urgently needed.
Fair Work Commission rulings on employer vaccination mandates highlight the need for fair processes.
With decreasing teacher degree completion rates and low teacher retention, Australia was already facing a growing teacher shortage before the pandemic. But it’s about to get much worse.
This is an important victory for employees and unions, acknowledging the importance of genuine and meaningful consultation. It’s not a victory for mandate opponents.
Victoria has mandated COVID vaccinations for an estimated 1.25 million workers. Employment law expert Giuseppe Carabetta explains the legalities.
Even if the construction union wanted to oppose the government’s vaccine mandate, there’s not a lot it could do.
Whether it is reasonable for an Australian employer to mandate vaccination is a case-by-case determination.
The legal ground in Australia for employers to insist that employees be vaccinated is murky.
Proving negligence in sports injury legal cases comes down to establishing what goes beyond the “norm” in playing culture.
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