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Leave it out: dismissing worker diagnosed with cancer constitutes adverse action
The Federal Circuit Court of Australia (Court) has decided that a diamond retailer contravened the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Fair Work Act) by dismissing an employee diagnosed with cancer after she proposed to exercise her workplace rights to take annual and personal leave to recover from surgery. ...
Do employers need to start telling their employees to limber up before heading home?
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has decided that a knee injury sustained by an employee when he was 'lightly jogging' to the staff bus after his shift had arisen out of his employment. ...
Varying redundancy payments due to COVID-19 hardship
For some employers, managing the impact of COVID-19 on their business may ultimately involve making redundancies, and some may struggle to meet their obligations to employees with respect to redundancy pay. This article considers this scenario in the context of two recent Fair Work Commission decisions. ...
Greater than the sum of its parts – an excerpt on exceptional circumstances
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has confirmed that the convergence of a series of ordinary events can give rise to 'exceptional circumstances' within the meaning of section 366 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act). ...
Recent developments in employment law
The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk. ...
Allens bolsters employment and safety practice with IR specialist
Sonia joins Allens from Qantas where she was responsible for developing and managing all aspects of Qantas Group's industrial relations portfolio. 'We are pleased to welcome Sonia to the team. She ...
Employment and Safety: Reminder of upcoming December 2023 changes and other developments
The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk. ...
Proposed amendments to Fair Work Act
In this Insight, we explore the key reforms proposed by the Bill and offer recommended steps you can take now to prepare should the changes become law. ...
Employment and Safety: Key employment changes from 1 July 2023 and other developments
The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk. ...
Employment and Safety: Psychosocial hazards and other developments
The latest issues, decisions and proposed changes impacting business and workplace risk. ...