by Nicole Dunn | Sep 9, 2020
In 2014, the Australia Government responded to a report: Workplace Bullying “We just want it to stop”[1] by amending the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“FW Act”) and establishing an anti-bullying jurisdiction under the auspices of the Fair Work Commission (“FWC”). This...
by Nicole Dunn | Sep 9, 2020
Does annual leave accrue when employees are “locked out of the workplace” during a period of employer response action? You’ve no doubt seen our Annual Leave series ( Part 1 and Part 2), and now we bring you a more discreet issue concerning annual leave accruals. This...
by Nicole Dunn | Sep 9, 2020
Welcome to Part 2 of our Annual Leave Series: The Basics. If you missed it, make sure to read Annual Leave Series: The Basics Part 1. We continue on with some trickier questions about annual leave. Q: Can I allocate annual leave entitlements at the end of the first 12...
by Nicole Dunn | Sep 1, 2020
This is Part 1 of a two part series about the basis of annual leave entitlements. We thought it would be useful to give some general information about an area of HR/employment law that seems so simple…yet can be confusing (and get you in strife) if you...
by Nicole Dunn | Sep 1, 2020
It is unusual for issues of employment law to arise in a matter before the Coroners Court. Tragically, findings recently delivered by the Northern Territory Coroner highlighted the potential catastrophic consequences of inappropriate treatment and bullying in the...
by Nicole Dunn | Aug 18, 2020
Today a majority of the High Court overturned the Full Federal Court’s decision in Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) & ORS [1] (‘the...
