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Despite recent commentary indicating other international jurisdictions are considering ‘outlawing’ restraints of trade a recent Federal Court of Australia decision (click here) enforced a 12-month restraint period against a manager and required him to pay $500,000 damages to his former employer after soliciting 45 clients to a rival competitor.
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An employer has been fined $400,000 in the Perth Magistrates Court after a contract worker was injured performing a task that wasn't covered in his safety induction and which the workplace supervisor hadn't been trained on.
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You would be aware of the recent changes to casual employment including the introduction of an ‘employee choice’ pathway for conversion to permanent employment.
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The Safety Regulator has charged a Director and his business with recklessly endangering a fatigued delivery driver who was killed in a car accident after 12 hours into a shift delivering goods to various locations.
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From 26 August 2024 there will be new definitions and criteria for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Work Act.
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FWC recently provided an updated draft statement on the right to disconnect (click here). Stakeholders have until 1 August 2024 to provide submissions.
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Possibly. It depends on who you ask! If you are a union you’ll love them. Employers on the other hand have expressed significant reservations.
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FWC recently (decision click here) ordered compensation for a failure in consultation after the employer told the employee they were redundant months after deciding to restructure their team.
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FWC (click here) recently refused to grant stop-bullying orders against a manager who allegedly bullied a worker for about 7 months over MS Teams/Skype by questioning in writing the: • number of calls they responded to • breaks taken • reasons for working from home
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