What is a Redundancy? A redundancy is considered a ‘no fault termination’ because it does not arise as a result of any personal act or default by an employee. An employee’s termination will be characterised as a redundancy where is occurs by reason of the employer no longer wishing the job or position to be …
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On the 5 August 2021, well-known Australian fruit and vegetable processing company SPC has announced that it will mandate the COVID-19 vaccination for all staff. The mandate has been introduced following the latest Delta outbreak in which the SPC Chairman Hussein Rifai has announced that, whilst the company had implemented very strict COVID-19 control protocols, …
Since the implementation of COVID-19 restrictions and, in particular since the New South Wales lockdown commenced in late June 2021, many businesses have found it difficult to continue operations. Likewise, many individuals have been left struggling to make ends meet Yesterday the Government announced a Small Business Relief Package to assist Small Businesses in managing …
Before you can take any legal steps to address the behaviour of a bully, you must first be sure that the behaviour is in fact considered bullying. What is Workplace Bullying? A relatively simple definition of bullying can be found in section 789FD(1) of the Fair Work Act. A worker is bullied at work if: …
JobMaker in a Nutshell JobMaker is Federal Government Scheme that commenced on 7 October 2020 designed to encourage the creation of jobs in the post-JobKeeper economy. In essence, the JobMaker scheme is available to employers for each now job created until 6 October 2022 for which the employer hires an eligible employee. If an employer …
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Who is a Casual Employee? According to section 15A of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the “Act”), “a person is a casual employee of an employer if an offer of employment made by the employer to the person is made on the basis that the employer makes no firm advance commitment to continuing and …
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The absence of a legal requirement does not mean that people will be not receive directions to have the COVID-19 vaccine from employer’s and other areas in society. Pursuant to Workplace Health and Safety laws, an Employer has an obligation to provide a safe workplace and employees have obligations to assist their Employer in maintaining …
A series: COVID-19 Vaccine – Can my employer force me to get it? (part 2) Read More »
Can my Employer require me to have the COVID-19 Vaccine Last year a COVID-19 vaccine became more of a reality and countries scrambled to work through approval processes. The Therapeutic Goods Administration has now officially approved the Pfizer/BioTech as well as the AstraZenica COVID19 vaccine for use in Australia. This has officially indicated these vaccines …
It is becoming increasingly more common for workplaces to install security cameras as a method of addressing issues of staff safety and security. However, for many employees, the installation of security cameras throughout their office or place of work can cause feelings of unease and distrust. We have taken a look into this issue to …
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Introduction In the last few years the Federal Government has been carefully considering the current employment climate particularly with respect to the high numbers of casual employees. The COVID-19 pandemic cast a spotlight upon the casual employee sector. A sector in which 1.35 million of the 2.6 million casual employees had in fact worked regular …
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