Redundancy series No. 2 – Planning a Restructure

It’s well known that the cost of living has increased post pandemic and businesses are not immune to these impacts.  This is article 2 of our series of articles on redundancy. In this article we look at planning for a restructure. The first critical step in planning...

Redundancy series No. 1 – What is Redundancy?

It’s well known that the cost of living has increased post pandemic and businesses are not immune to these impacts.  We’ve noticed an increase in queries about redundancies which has led us to thinking about the importance of getting it right. The process of...

When can a resignation be considered a dismissal?

The Fair Work Commission has recently determined a number of cases on the question of constructive dismissal.  In each of these cases the employee claimed that whilst they resigned from their employment, their resignations were not voluntary in the true sense, and...

Sexual Harassment Positive Duty

The issue of sexual harassment has become increasingly topical.  The critical question that is often asked – why is more not being done to prevent sexual harassment?  In November 2022, the Federal Government passed legislation imposing a ‘Positive Duty’ on all...
Employee’s Right to Disconnect

Employee’s Right to Disconnect

Today (8 February 2024), the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No.2) Bill 2023 (the Bill) was passed in the Senate.  The Bill amends the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FW Act). Following debate in the Senate on 7 February 2024, the Greens introduced an...