We look at what reasonable management action is when a complaint will be in relation to employment the personal liability of human resources managers and other senior employees the FWCs approach to dismissals resulting from serious safety breaches and the validity of a safety regulators directive ...

We look at the circumstances surrounding the prosecution of a business for using hazardous chemicals the courts move to increase penalties for WHS breaches a new monetary threshold for principal contractor duties in Victoria and the growing use of enforceable undertakings as an alternative to ...

A recent Fair Work Commission decision has confirmed that procedural deficiencies will render a dismissal unfair even where the dismissal involves serious misconduct. ...

Several changes relevant to employers took effect on 1 July 2018, including in relation to minimum rates of pay, the high income threshold, the superannuation maximum contribution base and penalty rates in certain industries. Separately, WA has moved a step closer to a modernised Work Health and Saf ...

Allens has advised Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group Co. Ltd ( Hunan Valin ) on the issuance of US$355 million zero coupon bonds due 2021, exchangeable for approximately 65 million shares in Fortesc ...

At the recent G20 meeting in Washington Treasurer Joe Hockey announced the establishment of a working group between Australia and the UK to develop initiatives to address so-called diverted profits involving multinational enterprises What are the implications for multinationals doing business in ...

Treasury has released the first of several tranches of exposure draft legislation to implement the Federal Governments tax integrity package for stapled structures and broader tax concessions currently available to certain foreign investors The draft legislation sets out the requirements that ...

An exposure draft of proposed legislative amendments designed to reduce the compliance burden for businesses has been released by the Federal Government The amendments include long-awaited changes to the dividend payment rules the abolition of the 100 member rule and updates to remuneration ...

From 1 November 2018, the Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic) will governs long service leave in the states of Victoria. This legislation introduces significant changes which will have practical implications for employers. ...

The FWC has decided that an employee's service with a labour hire company will count as service with his new employer following a transfer of business ...