The High Court has provided some valuable guidance on how the "reasonably practicable" obligation in the new harmonised Work Health and Safety Bill laws will operate, and the elements the prosecution must show, in Baiada Poultry Pty Ltd v The Queen HCA [2012] 14.
2 Apr 2012
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
8 Nov 2011
Fair Work Australia has held that age-based redundancy benefits in enterpise agreements breach the Fair Work Act's ban on discriminatory terms
20 Jun 2011
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
21 Apr 2011
Victoria's new laws to deal with workplace bullying, dubbed "Brodie's law" after a teenage victim, have been introduced into State Parliament.
7 Apr 2011
