Many employers struggle with the idea of keeping rosters. A common concern is putting in a finish time. “How do I know when the employee will need...
Drugs in the workplace are unacceptable. They pose a health and safety risk to all employees. Policies implemented by employers need to be adhered to. To not...
The new federal anti-bullying laws have been in place for a little more than six months. This article reviews some of the important issues to come out...
Employers are asked at times to consent to take on employees as work experience. That can be by schools, in order to assist students learn about the...
Often an employer will need to change rostered hours for an employee due to operational or seasonal variations in trade. The Fair Work Commission has included a...
Some companies attempt to categorise employees as independent contractors to obtain the various benefits of the contracting relationship, while maintaining the benefits of employment. A recent case...
In what surely must be one the most interesting attempts to claim workers compensation, a public servant has lost her case in the High Court. Here is...
Sometimes, employers are faced with the decision to terminate an employee when out-of-hours conduct comes to their attention. It could be drug or alcohol use, violence or...
A large employer has lost an unfair dismissal case against an employee who was deemed to have abandoned his employment, but was unfairly dismissed when he received...
after several findings of breaches by the Federal Magistrate’s Court of the National employment Standards (NES), it is timely to recap on the NES to make sure...
