Complaints, criticism and general protections
Recent decisions on the application of the general protections provisions of the Fair Work Act.
COVID-19: Employment law responds
A helpful guide to the Federal Government’s ‘economic lifeline’, the JobKeeper program.
Containing coronavirus: workplace considerations
With employers around the world being called upon to play a lead role in containing COVID-19, we explore some of the key workplace issues.
What’s in a name? Modern award changes and new compliance safeguards
An in-depth examination of the hot topic of modern awards and ‘annualised wage arrangements’.
‘Show me the money’: security for costs in Fair Work class actions
The FCA has held that third party litigation funders can be ordered to pay security for costs directly. By JACK DE FLAMINGH & VANESSA MCGLYNN…
Workplace surveillance and improperly obtained evidence
Questioning the admissibility of surveillance and covert recordings in workplace disputes. By JACK DE FLAMINGH and JAMES CONNOLLY.
What McDonald’s can teach us about franchisor liability
Searching for solutions to the dilemma of franchisor liability for workplace breaches. By GLENN FREDERICKS
A day in the life: Federal Court takes personal leave back to basics
What you need to know about the Federal Court’s landmark judgment on personal leave. By JACK DE FLAMINGH and ALANNAH HOGAN.
Public servants all atwitter: High Court has its say on “free speech”
What employers and employees can learn from the much-hyped Comcare v Banerji judgment. By JACK DE FLAMINGH and DANIEL ARGYRIS.
The ‘hidden crime’: slavery in Australia in 2019
It’s the crime we look at but don’t see: here’s what slavery looks like in Australia in 2019.