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Employment Law
Insight 06 Dec 2016

In this issue we look at the Fair Work Ombudsmans decision to prosecute a sham contracting offence even after the employer had rectified the underpayments the enforceability of post-employment restraint of trade clauses how a new ABCC will look like after its journey through the Senate and the ...

Workplace Relations
Insight 05 May 2016

Workplace Relations: We look at an adverse action case; why a redundancy doesn't constitute a termination; the importance of a consistent process to deal with workplace bullying; the fairness of a dismissal for failing workplace drug tests; and preventing an employee going to work with a competitor ...

Workplace Relations
Insight 25 Jun 2014

We look at the circumstances where a court may not grant an injunction to restrain an employee from working with a competitor the Fair Work Commissions position on legal representation a case that helps clarify when restructuring roles will create genuine redundancy whether a gift to employees who ...

Workplace Relations
Insight 18 Dec 2015

In this issue we look at sham contracting arrangements gambling addiction as a possible protected attribute under anti-discrimination law who is liable for costs associated with bullying claims a failed general protections claim when a lawful direction will be deemed reasonable and employers ...

Employment Law
Insight 10 Oct 2016

This Insight examines the latest developments in employment law ...

Employment Law
Insight 26 Oct 2016

This Insight considers recent developments in Employment Law. ...

Employment Law
Insight 19 Sep 2016

In this issue we look at how redundancies can breach enterprise agreement provisions whether union officials can exercise their right of entry entitlements before or after work reasonable notice terms in employment contracts and the processes a labour hire company should follow before dismissing an ...

Workplace Relations
Insight 29 Feb 2016

In this issue we look at a dismissal case emanating from poor behaviour at a company Christmas party the importance of the employment contract in determining whether a reduction in an employees pay and duties results in dismissal an employers difficulty in justifiying a summary dismissal and the ...

Employment & Safety
Insight 05 Jun 2017

This Insight examines the latest developments in employment law ...

i.e. versus e.g.: interpretation of enterprise agreement not ultra-literal
Insight 09 Nov 2018

An employer's misunderstanding of Latin has had harsh consequences for it in the interpretation of an enterprise agreement. Associate Victoria Eastwood reports. ...

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