Employers are required to walk a tight-rope every time they hire a new employee. The Fair Work Provisions...
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Jun 2018
Category: News & Commentary
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May 2018
Managing workplace relationships: What we can learn from Barnaby Joyce
Everyone’s favourite Kiwi/Australian politician Barnaby Joyce has been in the spotlight again recently due to his upcoming interview with...
30
Apr 2018
Junior pay rates in modern awards: Are young people being ripped off?
A “fair go all around” has long been an underlying principle in the Australian industrial relations system. However, under...
20
Apr 2018
Rugby Australia’s inclusion policy vs. Folau’s freedom of speech
Earlier this month, high profile rugby star Israel Folau posted some highly offensive comments on Instagram stating that gay...
27
Mar 2018
5 inconvenient truths about ‘casual conversion’
Sally McManus threw down the gauntlet to ‘big business’ last week on behalf of the ACTU at the National...
29
Jan 2018
The Sydney Rail Strike – why the Fair Work Commission had no choice.
As an industrial lawyer, it was probably a mistake logging onto social media on Thursday, in the aftermath of...
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Jan 2018
Growing support for a workplace response to domestic violence
Violence against women is now recognised as a serious and widespread problem in Australia. Whilst awareness has increased of...
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Jan 2018
The law on unpaid work experience: Is the benefit worth the “cost”?
The prevalence of unpaid work experience in Australia is staggering, especially in regards to young adults. A study published...
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Dec 2017
Professional sports contracts: Are they worth the paper they are written on?
As a matter of principle, professional sports contracts, whether it be in the NRL, AFL, A-League or Suncorp Super...
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Oct 2017
Dismissals ‘R’ Us: A New Trend in ‘shake down’ litigation putting commercial...
Following some emerging trends in representative conduct in the Unfair Dismissal jurisdiction in particular, the Fair Work Commission require broader powers to make...
