If so... You may be required to submit a report to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) by 31 May 2018 , as required by the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012. You will be required to submit a report if: For six months in the reporting period 1 April 2017 - 31 March 2018, you had 100 or more...
Work Christmas parties are a chance for employees to let their hair down, celebrate their achievements from the past working year, and it can also be a great chance for your employees to bond. However, although the work Christmas party can be fun, it can also be fraught with dangers. Such dangers...
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash recently launched the new Migrant Worker Taskforce , saying that the taskforce would bolster the Government's efforts to crack down on employers seeking to take advantage of migrant workers and deliver on its pre-election commitment to better protections for all...
Note - there are a variety of factors to consider, including possible significant impacts on your workers' compensation premiums as well as multiple remedies available to dismissed workers. Always seek specific advice before acting. Our workers' compensation specialist partner, Warren Saunders...
Reports for the 2015/16 reporting period under the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) legislation are due between 1 April 2016 and 31 May 2016. For the 2015/2016 reporting period, several changes have been made to the reporting requirements. The changes to the reports due in 2016 affect the...
Recent cases awarding large sums for compensation and damages to employees serve as a warning to employers of the irreparable damage these legal claims can cause. A large penalty could not only cause significant time and financial loss, but can also cause irredeemable damage to the employer’s brand...
We were approached in recent years by a competitor who operates in the same field as us, with a view to merging our businesses. We were happy to at least discuss the possibility with them. They eventually told us that we didn’t suit their business model, as we were “operating at too high a level”...
The Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) applies to all employers and employees as well as prospective employees – permanent or casual. The Act includes discrimination on the basis of a ‘criminal record’ where an employee is dismissed from employment or denied certain opportunities due...
Disgruntled dismissed employees are increasingly lodging General Protections (GP) applications instead of Unfair Dismissal actions. General Protections claims were introduced in July 2009 under the Fair Work Act to protect "employee rights", including the right to - be free from unlawful...
We recently posted a comment on a LinkedIn blog about employer rights to restrict the wearing of jewellery in facial piercings and the display of body tattoos of employees in customer-facing roles whilst at work. We got some responses attacking our opinion (well, really it's my opinion). What do...
