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Whilst the new SJSP laws actually commenced on 15 December 2023 orders made under the new laws were unable to take effect until 1 November 2024. Momentum is starting to build for these types of applications.
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Minimum pay rates for introductory classification or entry-level employees under some Modern Awards may go up on the first full pay period on or after: 1 January 2025 1 April 2025 for employees under the Horticulture Award and Pastoral Award.
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The Federal Court (Alouani-Roby v National Rugby League Ltd [2024] FCAFC 161 (12 December 2024) has rejected an employee’s claim that the employer unfairly ended his employment by not renewing his maximum term contract.
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On 2 October 2024 industrial manslaughter became a criminal offence under Tasmania’s WHS which now means it applies in all states and territories.
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Christmas is a great time of year but unfortunately, work functions can be fertile ground for incidents that lead to not only WHS claims but also: sexual harassment, sex based harassment, hostile work environment, sex discrimination, victimisation (collectively the Respect@Work obligations), plus bullying, adverse action, unfair dismissal, and privacy claims as well.
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All businesses experience the pre-Christmas rush. Workplaces seek to ‘clear the decks’ before they ‘deck the halls’ with their family and friends, and this in turn places additional demands on other workplaces. The cycle is unhelpful for all businesses and is likely to contribute to fatigue of workers. Will this year be any different?
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Each case will be different, depending on an organisational risk profile, but recent commentary from Safe Work South Australia’s Principal Inspector of Organisational Psychology, Sam Atkins gave some good ‘hints’ that PCBUs can apply to increase the likelihood of compliance. This advice comes following a recent prosecution of a WA prison department that was handed a record-shattering $900,000 workplace health and safety fine in 2022, could receive another safety fine of up to $3.5 million, after becoming the first duty holder to be charged with failing to attempt to control psychosocial hazards under Western Australia's WHS laws.
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A company director was awarded $238,000 in costs (click here) following the WHS Regulator’s failed attempt to prosecute him for due diligence offences that followed after a male customer died and his wife was severely injured in a zip line accident in Queensland.
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Two recent Federal court decisions have found that in applying the NES termination payments must be made on the date of termination
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