Earlier this month, high profile rugby star Israel Folau posted some highly offensive comments on Instagram stating that gay people were headed to “HELL… Unless they repent of their sins and turn to God”. It’s brought up the traditional questions about the right to free speech, vs. the rights of inclusion, as well as our […]
As a matter of principle, professional sports contracts, whether it be in the NRL, AFL, A-League or Suncorp Super Netball, are more or less the same as other employment contracts. The athlete is the employee and the club that they play for is the employer. Both types of contracts set out the terms and conditions […]
Harvey Weinstein has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently. The New York Times investigative article on 5 October 2017 exposed Weinstein’s 30-year history of alleged sexual harassment and assault of young actresses and female employees. Since this article, many other women have come forward with their stories relating to Weinstein and […]
As we come to the end of the third quarter and fast approach the end of the year, we take a look back at the stories that have made headlines over the past month in the employment law and human resources sphere and how these might affect your business. In the News John Howard made […]
This NRL season has seen it’s normal amount of controversy over players’ contracts. Notably the the Daly Cherry Evans backflip, and Chris Sandow ‘s abrupt release from the Eels. But the Wests Tigers Robbie Farah news last week takes the cake as a clear indication that the a Contract of Employment in the NRL is worth less than […]
While I understand the iconic popularity of Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson, I was genuinely surprised to learn over the weekend that an online petition demanding his reinstatement had passed the 1,000,000 signature mark. This comes after an interesting month, in which Clarkson was suspended from his job with the BBC for a ‘fracas’ with […]