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Changes to Victoria's suite of industrial relations legislation
On 29 April 2021, the Victorian Government passed the Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2021 (Vic) (IRLAA) to amend various pieces of industrial relations legislation in Victoria, including those dealing with long service leave and anti-discrimination. ...
Deliveroo worker rides again
In the latest of a series of cases examining the employee-independent contractor distinction, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has found a Deliveroo delivery rider to be an employee and protected by unfair dismissal laws. ...
Getting PPE on and off might be on the clock
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled that a meatworker is entitled to payment for the time involved in putting on and removing his personal protective equipment (PPE) during a 30-minute unpaid meal break.1 ...
Respect@Work legislative reforms
The Federal Government has proposed legislative changes to respond to the Australian Human Rights Commission's Respect@Work Report. ...
Managing psychosocial hazards at work
The New South Wales Government has introduced Australia's first Code of Practice (Code) for managing psychosocial hazards in the workplace. ...
FWC upholds mandatory jab again
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has handed down two further decisions upholding the dismissal of employees in the aged care industry after they refused to comply with mandatory influenza vaccination directions. ...
Poster beware: employers read social media posts too
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has decided the summary dismissal of Jasmine Besanko due to a social media post she made on Facebook regarding a competitor of her employer was unfair. ...
NSW takes a further step towards an industrial manslaughter offence
On 5 May 2021 the NSW Government introduced the Work Health and Safety Amendment (Industrial Manslaughter) Bill 2021 (the Bill), in a further step towards creating an industrial manslaughter offence in the state. ...
Pilot grounded after 65th birthday
A pilot successfully stopped Qantas from implementing its decision to terminate his employment after he lodged a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) alleging age discrimination. ...
WA director jailed for workplace fatality
A small business owner in Western Australia has become the first individual sentenced to imprisonment under the state's work health and safety (WHS) laws following the death of one worker and serious injury of another. The company has also been fined a total of $605,000 for gross negligence and for breaching safety regulations. ...