Why the Coalition’s work from home policy hit a nerve
Does the opposition’s abandoned push to bring Commonwealth public servants back to the office signal a continued role for working from home?
Executive employment claims: a contractual perspective
Contractual principles of incorporation sit uneasily with many employment benefits. Instead, there is an increasing openness on the part of the courts to imply a…
The casual conundrum: casual employment in the Fair Work world
The Fair Work Act’s provisions pertaining to long-term casuals are giving rise to curious outcomes, with casuals receiving conflicting and sometimes arbitrarily determined employment benefits…
A day in the life of… Jon Wright
Jon Wright has a thick wooden door between his office and the stairs to his home above. With three children under the age of four…
The latest from the High Court: March 2016
Reporting and analysis of the latest key judgments from the High Court of Australia. By ANDREW YUILE.
FWC’s anti-bullying jurisdiction: is it working?
Traditional legal mechanisms struggle to effectively respond to the complex and often elusive nature of bullying conduct. By JACK DE FLAMINGH.
Claiming the ‘penalty privilege’ in fair work proceedings
Penalty privilege applies to natural persons in Fair Work Act proceedings. By LARISSA ANDELMAN.
Supply chain accountability: how far does responsibility extend? Recent enforcement outcomes in the trolley collecting industry
There are significant benefits for a company at the top of a supply chain in taking responsibility to ensure that contracts throughout the supply chain…
Challenges amid complexity in NSW workers compensation
WIRO plays a key role in implementing the objectives and managing the impact of the 2012 NSW workers compensation reforms, with the provision of new…