Workplace relations & Safety Insight - July 2010
14 July 2010 

• Employers must consult to avoid hefty penalties

Workplace Relations and Safety - 29 June 2010
29 June 2010 

• Modern award questions answered

Workplace Relations and Safety Insight - 18 June 2010
18 June 2010 

• Paid Parental Leave Bill passed by Parliament

Workplace Relations and Safety Insight - 5 May 2010
05 May 2010   Paid parental leave in Australia takes a step forward

Workplace Relations & Safety Insight: 14 April 2010
14 April 2010 

•  "Bully-proof" your workplace to protect your business and staff

Workplace Relations & Safety Insight: 26 February 2010
26 February 2010  

• FWA settles major test case on enterprise agreements

Workplace Relations & Safety Insight: 4 February 2010
04 February 2010 

• High Court slams NSW Industrial Court's interpretation of OHS Act  

OH&S Insight: December 2009
17 December 2009 

• Taking the Oh! out of OH&S 

WRS Insight: December 2009
16 December 2009 

• Is your workplace ready for the New Year? 

OH&S Insight: 12 October 2009
12 October 2009

OH&S Insight: July 2009
24 July 2009

• Lack of management support contributes to "psychologically unsafe" workplace 

Workplace Relations & Safety: Kids, Carers and Careers
22 April 2009

• Kids, Carers and Careers

WRS Alert: March 2009
12 March 2009

• Downsizing and right-sizing under Fair Work - what are your obligations?

OH&S Insight: Sep 2008
30 September 2008

• Relying on sub-contractor's "expertise" won't satisfy OH&S obligations

Payroll Tax Alert: Sep 2008
01 September 2008

• Payroll Tax

OH&S Insight: Aug 2008
29 August 2008

• Bully Retaliates Against Victim

WRS Insight: June 2008
17 June 2008

• The National Employment Standards - revisited

OH&S Insight: June 2008
13 June 2008

• Director's Inexperience Leads to Criminal Record

WRS Insight: April 2008
30 April 2008

• 21st Century Awards - have your say

Discrimination Alert: April 2008
24 April 2008

• $100,000 damages for one-off harrassment

WRS Insight: April 2008
18 April 2008

• Recent counter-terrorism proposals - more power to snoop on staff?

OH&S Insight: Apr 2008
09 April 2008

• Does experience breed contempt?

OH&S Insight: Mar 2008
14 March 2008

• Employer responsible for unauthorised work procedure

OH&S Insight: Feb 2008
29 February 2008

• Don't neglect non-employees in the workplace

OH&S Insight: Feb 2008
15 February 2008

• Violence by employees

Discrimination Alert: Nov 2007
26 November 2007

• Poor complaint handling can cost big bucks

Workplace Relations and Safety Insight: Nov 2007
20 November 2007

• Annual leave and commission payments - What is your liability?

Workplace Relations and Safety Insight: Nov 2007
02 November 2007

• Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Act 2006 - Are you ready?

Workplace Relations and Safety Insight: Aug 2007
14 August 2007

• Policies and Procedures - more than just mere guidelines or aspirations
• Fairness Test policy guide
• Pay scales

Workplace Relations and Safety Insight: Jul 2007
05 July 2007

• New financial year - new workplace amendments

Discrimination Insight: Jun 2007
19 June 2007

• Liability of employers for after-work harassment

OH&S Insight: Jun 2007
05 June 2007

• General industry practice may not be sufficient

OH&S Insight: Apr 2007
20 April 2007

• Draft guide for preventing and dealing with workplace bullying

Discrimination Alert: Jan 2007
30 January 2007

• Termination of an employee absent on workers' compensation unlawful

OH&S Insight: Jan 2007
04 January 2007

• Update on Gretley prosecutions

OH&S Insight: Dec 2006
18 December 2006

• Update on Mr Ritchie's Prosecution

Employment Alert: Dec 2006
01 December 2006

• Christmas functions: risks and responsibilities

OH&S Insight: Nov 2006
27 November 2006

• Victimisation provisions construed broadly by the IRC

Employment Alert: Nov 2006
24 November 2006

• Pornography and workplace policies - make clear the consequences of breach

OH&S Insight: Nov 2006
10 November 2006

• Director's OH&S Responsibilities

OH&S Insight: Sept 2006
15 September 2006

• OH&S and due diligence during a business acquisition

Discrimination Insight: Aug 2006
25 August 2006

• Racial Slurs - Hostile Work Environment - Hurt and Humiliation

OH&S Insight: Aug 2006
18 August 2006

• Be aware of OH&S notification obligations

OH&S Insight: Jul 2006
21 July 2006

• Significant decision: Successful defence of fatality prosecution

OH&S Insight: Jul 2006
07 July 2006

• Significant proposed amendments to the NSW Occupational Health and Safety Act

Employment Alert: Jun 2006
30 June 2006

• Company policy held to be a contractual term

OH&S Insight: Jun 2006
23 June 2006

• Obligations on employer and host to protect labour hire staff

OH&S Insight: Apr 2006
21 April 2006

• Union right of entry for OHS reasons under work choices

OH&S Insight: Mar 2006
31 March 2006

• Potential OH&S liability at both ends of the supply chain

Discrimination Insight: Mar 2006
17 March 2006

• Hefty damages for sexual harassment in the workplace

OH&S Insight: Feb 2006
17 February 2006

• Another person's negligence is still no defence under the OHS Act

OH&S Insight: Feb 2006
11 February 2006

• Disciplinary action against employees for safety breaches

Discrimination Insight: Feb 2006
10 February 2006

• Carers' responsibilities still an issue for employers

OH&S Insight: Feb 2006
01 February 2006

• Safe system of work essential for equipment

Discrimination Insight: Jan 2006
18 January 2006

• Avoiding allegations of discrimination by pregnant employees

OH&S Insight: Dec 2005
23 December 2005

• "Cash handling - can it be a safe job for one person alone?"

Discrimination Insight: Dec 2005
16 December 2005

• Are you discriminating against applicants on the basis of age?

OH&S Insight: Dec 2005
09 December 2005

• The perils of prohibition notices

Discrimination Insight: Dec 2005
01 December 2005

• Avoiding the Christmas hangover

OH&S Insight: Nov 2005
22 November 2005

• "Practical jokes" - Fines and other orders

OH&S Insight: Nov 2005
01 November 2005

• "Mind they neighbour"

Discrimination Insight: Oct 2006
21 October 2005

• Terminating an employee during a probationary period? Beware your discrimination obligations

OH&S Insight: Oct 2005
13 October 2005

• Conduct in "foolish disregard of personal safety": Don't forget to assess the risks

Employment Insight: Oct 2005
07 October 2005

• New Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 commences today

Employment Law: Oct 2005
04 October 2005

• Employers vicariously liable for bullying by staff

Discrimination Insight: Sep 2005
30 September 2005

• Discrimination Insight

OH&S Insight: Sep 2005
23 September 2005

• IRC says magistrate's penalties too low

Discrimination Insight: Sep 2006
06 September 2005

• Carers' Responsibilities

OH&S Insight: Aug 2005
05 August 2005

• "Causation" considered by full bench of IRC

OH&S Insight: Jul 2005
28 July 2005

• Are you worried about how to manage stress claims?

OH&S Insight: Jul 2005
04 July 2005

• OH&S Act: Have your say

OH&S Insight: Jun 2005
24 June 2005

• Deliberate and repeated disregard of safety warnings is not a defence

OH&S Insight: Jun 2005
03 June 2005

• "Harmless" practical jokes can be harmful for everyone

OH&S Insight: May 2005
06 May 2005

• Revised draft NSW Fatilities Bill introduced

OH&S Insight: Apr 2005
18 April 2005

• NSW Fatalities Bill will not be introduced to Parliament in its current form

OH&S Insight: Mar 2005
22 March 2005

• Directors and managers: Don't neglect OH&S responsibilities

OH&S Insight: Jan 2005
07 January 2005

• "Place of work" - How far do your obligations extend?

Employment Law: Sep 2004
20 September 2004

• Union Rights Clauses in Certified Agreements: The High Court Decision in Electroulx

Employment Law: Jun 2004
01 June 2004

• Do mothers with carer responsibilities have a right to part-time work or a right to work from home?

Employment Law: Feb 2004
16 February 2004

• Occupational Health & Safety Obligations - Is Your Workplace Compliant?

Employment Law: Sep 2003
23 September 2003

• Discrimination and harassment - being hands on about being hands off!

Employment Law: Jun 2003
20 June 2003

• Liabilities of principals in relation to labour hire arrangements

Employment and Insolvency Law: Aug 2002
26 August 2002

Two Recent Employment Decisions

• Fisher v Madden
• CFMEU v Amcor Australia Limited

Employment Law: Dec 2000
06 December 2000

• Addiction as a disability - the implications for employers

Employment Law: May 2000
15 May 2000

• Taxation of Contractors - Integrity Measures Update

Employment Law: May 2000
10 May 2000

• Employees, Email and the Internet

Employment Law: Sep 1999
10 September 1999

• Managing Injured Employees

Employment Law: May 1999
10 May 1999

• Restraining the activities of former employees: a difficult balancing act

Employment Law: May 1998
20 May 1998

• Superannuation Choice - Workplace Agreements and Awards
• Part-time Work Agreements
• Calculating Leave Payments on Termination
• Seminars - Unfair Employment Contracts, OH&S, Unfair Dismissals

Employment Law: Jan 1998
15 January 1998

• Large Leave Accrual - Cashing out may be a Solution
• Moral Rights to the Written Word