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<rss version="2.0"> <channel>  <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz | Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety - Publications]]></title>  <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/area_of_law/workplace_relations_employment_and_safety/publications.page</link>  <description/>  <copyright><![CDATA[(c) Clayton Utz 2009]]></copyright>  <image>   <title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz]]></title>   <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/</link>   <url>http://www.claytonutz.com/images/logo.png</url>  </image>  <language>en-au</language> <item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201201/17/enforcing_restraint_of_trade_clauses_for_executives.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Enforcing restraint of trade clauses for executives]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201201/17/enforcing_restraint_of_trade_clauses_for_executives.page</link><description><![CDATA[Two recent decisions of the NSW Supreme Court have further illuminated the court's approach to enforcing post-employment restraints.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/30/attempted_inter-positioning_of_company_fails.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Attempted inter-positioning of company fails]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/30/attempted_inter-positioning_of_company_fails.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Federal Court has found an employer who moved employees from one internal company to another to avoid employee entitlements guilty of sham contracting.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/operating_at_best_practice_australia_to_establish_a_standard_on_gender_bias_in_job_evaluations.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Operating at best practice: Australia to establish a standard on gender bias in job evaluations]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/operating_at_best_practice_australia_to_establish_a_standard_on_gender_bias_in_job_evaluations.page</link><description><![CDATA[Standards Australia has released a draft Standard aimed at eliminating gender bias in job evaluation schemes, say Stuart Pill and Catherine Woodin.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/a_model_code_of_practice_on_workplace_bullying.page</guid><title><![CDATA[A Model Code of Practice on workplace bullying]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/24_november_2011/20111124/a_model_code_of_practice_on_workplace_bullying.page</link><description><![CDATA[Employers will have to do more to eliminate and minimise risks in relation to workplace bullying if a draft Model Code of Practice is implemented, say Joe Catanzariti and Millen Lo.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/half-man_half_director_half_pay_ex-directors_entitlements.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Half-man, half director, half pay: Ex-directors' entitlements]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/half-man_half_director_half_pay_ex-directors_entitlements.page</link><description><![CDATA[Does an insolvent company's ex-employee get priority if they're also an ex-director, ask David Cowling, Edward Downer and Luke Hamblen.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/what_will_the_governments_proposed_increases_to_superannuation_benefits_cost_my_business.page</guid><title><![CDATA[What will the Government's proposed increases to superannuation benefits cost my business?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/what_will_the_governments_proposed_increases_to_superannuation_benefits_cost_my_business.page</link><description><![CDATA[f the Government's recently proposed changes to the superannuation guarantee scheme come into effect, labour costs will almost certainly increase. Dan Trindade and Lauren Townsend explain why employers should now consider building flexibility into remuneration obligations.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/whats_getting_in_the_way_of_climate_change_adaptation_asks_productivity_commission.page</guid><title><![CDATA[What's getting in the way of climate change adaptation, asks Productivity Commission]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/10_november_2011/20111110/whats_getting_in_the_way_of_climate_change_adaptation_asks_productivity_commission.page</link><description><![CDATA[Is Government regulation helping or hindering adaptation to climate change? The Productivity Commission has a wide-ranging brief to investigate environmental, insurance, tax, labour and other sorts of regulation, as Brendan Bateman explains.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/08/all_reasonable_steps_and_bargaining_rights_under_the_fair_work_act-how_far_do_you_have_to_go.page</guid><title><![CDATA["All reasonable steps" and bargaining rights under the Fair Work Act - how far do you have to go?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/08/all_reasonable_steps_and_bargaining_rights_under_the_fair_work_act-how_far_do_you_have_to_go.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Fair Work Act says that employers must take all reasonable steps to give notice to their employees who will be covered by a proposed enterprise agreement about their right to be represented by a bargaining representative]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/federal_government_begins_consolidating_anti-discrimination_laws.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Federal Government begins consolidating anti-discrimination laws]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/federal_government_begins_consolidating_anti-discrimination_laws.page</link><description><![CDATA[Joe Catanzariti and Millen Lo outline the headline issues for businesses arising from the Federal Government's consolidation of anti-discrimination laws.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/the_way_ahead_for_the_equal_opportunity_for_women_in_the_workplace_agency.page</guid><title><![CDATA[The way ahead for the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/the_way_ahead_for_the_equal_opportunity_for_women_in_the_workplace_agency.page</link><description><![CDATA[Helen Conway, Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency Director, outlines the key reforms for the agency and its role in achieving gender equality.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/fraud_and_legal_risk_what_employers_need_to_know.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Fraud and legal risk: what employers need to know]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/13_october_2011/20111013/fraud_and_legal_risk_what_employers_need_to_know.page</link><description><![CDATA[You discover fraud in the workplace - now what? Sally Sheppard and Dan Trindade explain what employers need to consider before they respond.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/30/voting_on_the_remuneration_report_government_changes_rules.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Voting on the remuneration report: Government changes rules]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/30/voting_on_the_remuneration_report_government_changes_rules.page</link><description><![CDATA[Recent amendments to the Corporations Act said that chairs both could and couldn't vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report. A new Bill aims to remove the contradiction and make it clear that the chair can vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report if the proxy "expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy".]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/29/changes_in_new_harmonised_ohs_laws_by_1_january_2012.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Changes in new harmonised OH&S laws by 1 January 2012]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/29/changes_in_new_harmonised_ohs_laws_by_1_january_2012.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) harmonisation laws are to be implemented by 1 January 2012, a mere three months away.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/employers_belief_at_the_time_of_termination_doesnt_mean_theres_a_valid_reason_for_the_dismissal.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Employer's belief at the time of termination doesn't mean there's a valid reason for the dismissal]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/employers_belief_at_the_time_of_termination_doesnt_mean_theres_a_valid_reason_for_the_dismissal.page</link><description><![CDATA[An employee refuses to work on a public holiday, and won't say why. Is his employer justified in dismissing him? Joe Catanzariti explains why Fair Work Australia said "no".]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/agreements_made_with_part_of_a_business-are_they_valid.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Agreements made with part of a business - are they valid?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/agreements_made_with_part_of_a_business-are_they_valid.page</link><description><![CDATA[If you've made a workplace or enterprise agreement with part of your business, is it valid? Perhaps not, warn Shae McCartney and Alison Spivey.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/expanded_meaning_of_industrial_action_under_the_fair_work_act_causes_pr_headache_for_employers.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Expanded meaning of "industrial action" under the Fair Work Act causes PR headache for employers]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/edition/29_september_2011/20110929/expanded_meaning_of_industrial_action_under_the_fair_work_act_causes_pr_headache_for_employers.page</link><description><![CDATA[Public opinion is a powerful weapon in industrial disputes, and a recent Fair Work Australia decision could give employees greater scope to wield it, as Dr Graham Smith and Lauren Townsend explain.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/05/key_employment_contract_clauses_prove_their_utility_entire_understanding_and_no_reliance.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Key employment contract clauses prove their utility: "Entire understanding" and "no reliance"]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/05/key_employment_contract_clauses_prove_their_utility_entire_understanding_and_no_reliance.page</link><description><![CDATA[The recent Federal Court decision in Haros v Linfox [2011] FCA 699 has dismissed a claim by a former executive that the business Linfox had misled him during the recruitment process both in the nature of his role with the company and the security of his employment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/audio/two_strikes_rule_andrew_hay.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Two strikes rule: a top priority this AGM season]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/audio/two_strikes_rule_andrew_hay.page</link><description><![CDATA[The AGM season is fast-approaching, so what should boards and senior management be thinking about? Andrew Hay tells BRR Media about the impact of the new two strikes rule and other issues affecting boards and senior management.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/videos/fraud_and_legal_risk_sheppard_trindade.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Fraud and legal risk: what employers need to know]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/videos/fraud_and_legal_risk_sheppard_trindade.page</link><description><![CDATA[Sally Sheppard and Dan Trindade talk to Boardroom Radio about how employers should respond when they discover fraud in the workplace.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/videos/adverse_action_dan_trindade.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Adverse action and the Barclay case: How should employers respond?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/videos/adverse_action_dan_trindade.page</link><description><![CDATA[Dan Trindade discusses the Barclay decision on adverse action under the Fair Work Act, and how employers should respond.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/10/danger_undirected_proxy.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Danger: undirected proxy!]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/10/danger_undirected_proxy.page</link><description><![CDATA[ASIC has confirmed that there is a significant problem in the new Two Strikes rule.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/undirected_proxies_attachment.pdf</guid><title><![CDATA[Can a Chairman vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/docs/undirected_proxies_attachment.pdf</link><description><![CDATA[Section 250BD of the Corporations Act says that a chairman can vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report, but s 250R appears to say that he cannot.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/discrimination_and_diversity_insights/20110805/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Discrimination and Diversity Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/discrimination_and_diversity_insights/20110805/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Managing employee performance: the new adverse action risk; Social media misuse: Who is liable under discrimination law?; Reinstatement for injured worker: Why the "real reason" is so important;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/03/hr_manager_accountable_for_breaches_of_employment_laws.page</guid><title><![CDATA[HR manager accountable for breaches of employment laws]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/03/hr_manager_accountable_for_breaches_of_employment_laws.page</link><description><![CDATA[In a recent Federal Magistrates Court decision, a Human Resources manager was found liable for breaches of employment laws regarding non-payment of wages and engaging in a "sham contract" arrangement.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/08/two-limbed_test_distinguishes_employees_from_contractors.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Two-limbed test distinguishes employees from contractors]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/08/two-limbed_test_distinguishes_employees_from_contractors.page</link><description><![CDATA[Called on to settle the distinction between an employee and an independent contractor, the Federal Court has relied on a "totality approach" that looks beyond the contractual description.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110701/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Corporate Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/corporate_insights/20110701/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Two Strikes rule starts today; ASIC hit list for remuneration reports;]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/workplace_relations_insights/20110630/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/workplace_relations_insights/20110630/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: More on adverse action: Employees have a right to raise concerns; When will a casual employee be entitled to annual leave?; Requests for bargaining - take care in refusing; Recent Federal Court decision has implications for employer response to stop work meetings; Synthetic drugs a Kronic issue for employers; Clayton Utz ramps up Workplace practice for future growth;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/28/clayton_utz_announces_new_partner_appointments.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz announces new partner appointments]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/28/clayton_utz_announces_new_partner_appointments.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz today announced the appointment of three new partners effective 1 July 2011, reflecting the firm's commitment to promoting outstanding legal talent.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/20/enterprise_agreements_age-based_redundancy_benefits_fail_fair_work_acts_discrimination_test.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Enterprise agreement's age-based redundancy benefits fail Fair Work Act's discrimination test]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/20/enterprise_agreements_age-based_redundancy_benefits_fail_fair_work_acts_discrimination_test.page</link><description><![CDATA[Fair Work Australia has held that age-based redundancy benefits in enterpise agreements breach the Fair Work Act's ban on discriminatory terms]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/court_sends_strong_message_on_adverse_action_protections_in_the_fair_work_act_2009.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Court sends strong message on adverse action protections in the Fair Work Act 2009]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/court_sends_strong_message_on_adverse_action_protections_in_the_fair_work_act_2009.page</link><description><![CDATA[A recent decision in the Federal Court has sent a solid message to employers that employees have a right to raise concerns about their pay rates and entitlements without the fear of being sacked or victimised.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/occupational_health_and_safety_insights/20110602/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Occupational Health and Safety Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/occupational_health_and_safety_insights/20110602/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: National OH&S laws bring tough new duties for "officers" from 1 January 2012; Natural disasters in 2011 put emergency response procedures to the test; OH&S harmonisation update;]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/27/harmonised_workplace_health_and_safety_laws_pass_queensland_parliament.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Harmonised Workplace Health and Safety laws pass Queensland Parliament]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/27/harmonised_workplace_health_and_safety_laws_pass_queensland_parliament.page</link><description><![CDATA[The Work Health and Safety Bill 2011 passed through the Queensland Parliament yesterday. The Bill, once enacted and commenced, will bring into force in Queensland harmonised national workplace health and safety laws.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/16/clayton_utz_staff_to_receive_up_to_36_weeks_paid_parental_leave.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz staff to receive up to 36 weeks' paid parental leave]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/16/clayton_utz_staff_to_receive_up_to_36_weeks_paid_parental_leave.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz has announced one of the most generous parental leave policy offerings of Australia's top-tier law firms.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/discrimination_and_diversity_insights/20110511/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Discrimination and Diversity Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/discrimination_and_diversity_insights/20110511/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Corporate governance changes focus on diversity; Discrimination case highlights issues in managing performance and mature workers; VCAT case sheds light on how the Human Rights Charter interacts with Victorian EO legislation; Clayton Utz proud to support Equal Employment Opportunity Network;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/10/clayton_utz_ramps_up_workplace_practice_for_future_growth.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Clayton Utz ramps up Workplace practice for future growth]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/10/clayton_utz_ramps_up_workplace_practice_for_future_growth.page</link><description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz has boosted its national Workplace Relations capability with the announcement that Stuart Pill and Dan Trindade will be joining the firm as partners in the Melbourne office, together with their team of five lawyers and their support staff.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/29/discretions_and_bonus_schemes_can_a_discretion_ever_be_absolute.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Discretions and bonus schemes: Can a discretion ever be absolute?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/29/discretions_and_bonus_schemes_can_a_discretion_ever_be_absolute.page</link><description><![CDATA[Employment law practitioners are often faced with clients seeking advice about the drafting of bonus schemes and the possibility of successfully bringing legal proceedings for unpaid bonuses.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/21/independent_contractor_vs_employee_do_you_know_the_difference.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Independent contractor vs employee: do you know the difference?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/21/independent_contractor_vs_employee_do_you_know_the_difference.page</link><description><![CDATA[The distinction between independent contractor and employee is the issue in the Federal Court decision On Call Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/audio/victoria's_new_workplace_bullying_laws.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Victoria's new workplace bullying laws]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/audio/victoria's_new_workplace_bullying_laws.page</link><description><![CDATA[Senior Associate Millen Lo talks to BRR Media about Victoria's new workplace bullying laws, and why employers will need to understand them and deal with the practical problems arising from them.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/12/act_employers_must_act_now_on_workplace_privacy.page</guid><title><![CDATA[ACT employers must act now on workplace privacy]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/12/act_employers_must_act_now_on_workplace_privacy.page</link><description><![CDATA[ACT Government and private sector employers will need to review their workplace surveillance now that the ACT's new Workplace Privacy Act 2011 is coming into force, or face hefty penalties.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/07/victorias_new_workplace_bullying_laws-what_do_they_change.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Victoria's new workplace bullying laws - what do they change?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/07/victorias_new_workplace_bullying_laws-what_do_they_change.page</link><description><![CDATA[Victoria's new laws to deal with workplace bullying, dubbed "Brodie's law" after a teenage victim, have been introduced into State Parliament.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/workplace_relations_insights/20110316/home.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Insights]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/newsletters/workplace_relations_insights/20110316/home.page</link><description><![CDATA[This issue includes: Adverse action under Fair Work Act clarified by Barclay decision; FWA Full Bench clarifies tests for approval of agreements; More on genuine redundancy under the Fair Work Act; Dismissal for serious misconduct: When have you gone too far?;]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/old_enterprise_agreements-when_can_protected_action_ballot_orders_be_made.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Old enterprise agreements - when can protected action ballot orders be made?]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/old_enterprise_agreements-when_can_protected_action_ballot_orders_be_made.page</link><description><![CDATA[Fair Work Australia has shut off an avenue to industrial action where even one employee sought to be covered under a new enterprise agreement is covered by an old agreement which is not about to expire.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/equal_opportunity_reporting_to_change_under_proposed_government_reforms.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Equal opportunity reporting to change under proposed Government reforms]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/equal_opportunity_reporting_to_change_under_proposed_government_reforms.page</link><description><![CDATA[Australian businesses with more than 100 employees will have greater reporting and compliance responsibilities under changes announced on Wednesday, 9 March 2011 to the Commonwealth's equal opportunity laws.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/15/adverse_action_under_fair_work_act_clarified_by_barclay_decision.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Adverse action under Fair Work Act clarified by Barclay decision]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/15/adverse_action_under_fair_work_act_clarified_by_barclay_decision.page</link><description><![CDATA[Adverse action under the Fair Work Act has been clarified by the Full Federal Court's decision in Barclay v The Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education [2011] FCAFC 14]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/04/cascading_restraint_clauses_valid_and_enforceable.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Cascading restraint clauses valid and enforceable]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/04/cascading_restraint_clauses_valid_and_enforceable.page</link><description><![CDATA[The important decision of Justice Hammerschlag in OAMPS Insurance Brokers Ltd v Hanna [2010] NSWSC 781 upheld the validity of a clause which provided for different periods and distances of restraint of trade.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/23/the_importance_of_being_specific_ip_ownership_in_employee_contracts.page</guid><title><![CDATA[The importance of being specific: IP ownership in employee contracts]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/23/the_importance_of_being_specific_ip_ownership_in_employee_contracts.page</link><description><![CDATA[In general, an employer is taken to own any intellectual property (IP) that is created by an employee in the course of their employment. The recent case of Courier Pete Pty Ltd v Metroll Queensland Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 735 highlights the importance of ensuring that this is clearly stated in the employee's contract.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/21/boards_to_face_spill_after_remuneration_vote.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Boards to face spill after remuneration vote]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/21/boards_to_face_spill_after_remuneration_vote.page</link><description><![CDATA[Directors of listed companies may face automatic spill motions under new remuneration rules unveiled by the Government yesterday.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/13/draft_workplace_safety_regulations_released_for_comment.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Draft workplace safety regulations released for comment]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/13/draft_workplace_safety_regulations_released_for_comment.page</link><description><![CDATA[Safe Work Australia has taken the latest step in the harmonisation of Australia's occupational safety laws with the release of the Model Work Health and Safety Regulations for public comment.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/30/employment_contracts_not_terminated_by_an_employees_breach.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Employment contracts not terminated by an employee's breach]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/30/employment_contracts_not_terminated_by_an_employees_breach.page</link><description><![CDATA[An employee breaches the employment contract - so that ends the contract, right? Not so fast, says Joe Catanzariti.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/05/court_values_non-pecuniary_aspects_of_workplace.page</guid><title><![CDATA[Court values non-pecuniary aspects of workplace]]></title><link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/05/court_values_non-pecuniary_aspects_of_workplace.page</link><description><![CDATA[The recent Federal Court decision in Quinn v Overland [2010] FCA 799 highlights the increasing recognition placed by courts on the importance of the non-pecuniary aspects of a workplace to employees.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
