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...
by Nicole Dunn | Mar 30, 2020
We have all be advised to avoid public gatherings and many upcoming sporting, entertainment and recreational events have now been cancelled. This raises the question of whether we should be travelling on crowded public transport to get to work? Employment...
by Nicole Dunn | Mar 16, 2020
While the number of confirmed positive cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (‘coronavirus’) continue to rise, employers need to be ready to step into action if the coronavirus impacts their business. There are a number of detailed articles currently available aimed at...
by Nicole Dunn | Feb 19, 2020
Hair testing results are still a matter of interpretation if you want to prove consumption of drugs by employees. In 2017 to 2018 I was involved in some novel litigation in the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales. The issue considered in that litigation...
by Nicole Dunn | Jan 30, 2020
The catastrophic fires recently impacting Australia have given rise to longer-term issues for employers who are not able to quickly reopen their doors. We will be running a series of articles to address these issues and start below with the rights and...
by Nicole Dunn | Aug 19, 2018
UPDATE for August 2018: The FWC has updated all industry and occupation awards to include a new clause about family and domestic violence leave. The new clause applies from the first full pay period on or after 1 August 2018. Employers! It is a good time to...
