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Posted on 17 May 2024Do Not Disturb: The Employee Right to Disconnect
Where the line is blurred between work and home in modern society, employees can often find themselves struggling to take a break from work. For employers, customers and clients, depending on the nature of…
Posted on 10 Jun 2021New Definition of Casual Employment: What it means for Employers
The recently enacted Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021 (the Act) has made several significant changes to casual employment in Australia. As of 26 March 2021, the Fair Work…
Posted on 24 Aug 2020Mandatory notifications of COVID-19 cases in workplaces
On 28 July 2020, the Victorian government passed the Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Regulations 2020 (Vic) (the Regulations). These temporary Regulations came into effect on 28 July 2020 and will remain…
Posted on 22 May 2020Industrial Manslaughter Laws
The Victorian Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OHS Act) as the name suggests, contains extensive provisions aimed at ensuring the health and safety of the workplace. On 1 July 2020, amendments to the…
Posted on 4 Dec 2007When Employees Bolt with your Business
Many business-owners are fearful that their employees may depart with copies of their client details, “know-how” and fellow employee contact details, only the set up business in competition. And with good reason – without…