ARTICLES
Employer Found To Have Discriminated Against Worker With Criminal History
A single mother of two children was placed on leave and restricted from accessing her company’s IT systems after her HR manager discovered she had a criminal record of violence and drug-related offences. The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal...
How Do You Know If It’s Bullying Or Reasonable Management Action?
An Apple employee was given a letter of warning. He was not happy with the outcome of the investigation and so he sought a stop bullying order from the Fair Work Commission. The Commission concluded that the treatment of the employee was not...
Real Estate Boss Fires Employee After Her “Extreme Lunch Break Act”
A Sydney Real Estate Agent has shared his “Worst Employee” story online. The Agent told his audience that he fired his assistant after she was late from her lunch break and claimed that her tardiness was because her “heart stopped” whilst running...
In the Media:
Check out this article where I chat with Shelly Horton about "workplace icks" and the 6 most precious words in the English language. You can read the full article here:...
Bill Seeks to Increase Paid Parental Leave to 26 weeks
The Federal Government has introduced Paid Parental Leave Amendment (More Support for Working Families) Bill to increase federally-funded paid parental leave. It is proposed that the current entitlement of 20 weeks is to increase to 22 weeks in...
NSW to Introduce 20 Year Jail Terms for Industrial Manslaughter
The NSW government will seek to introduce legislation in the first half of next year to significantly boost penalties for those who cause the death of a worker. Currently, NSW employers can face jail time of up to five years for “gross negligence”...
AHRC Guidelines For Complying With Sex Discrimination Act Positive Duty
From 12 December 2023, the Australian Human Rights Council (AHRC) will have statutory powers to undertake investigations, and enforce the new positive duty to prevent sex discrimination and sexual harassment. The AHRC has published its...
Dismissed Employee Awarded $93,000 After Complaining About Manager’s Swearing
An employee for a security services company was subjected to ongoing swearing and racist comments by his manager. When the manager asked him “what have you achieved today c*unt?” the employee left the meeting. He sent an email to the manager...
Checklist – Quick Guide to Proposed New IR Laws
On 4 September 2023, the Federal Government introduced the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 into Parliament. The Bill seeks to make significant changes to the Fair Work Act 2009. The Bill still needs to pass the Senate...
April 9th 2024 Newsletter
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26th March 2024 Newsletter
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12th March 2024 Newsletter
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27 February 2024 Newsletter
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13 February 2024 Newsletter
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December 19 2023 – Jen’s After Work 2023: Year In Review
Dear TV fans, What a year! Soooooo many great shows on the streaming services (and the odd one or...
12 December 2023 Newsletter
Hello! In our final regular newsletter of the year, we bring you a workplace trend, news snippets...
28 November 2023 Newsletter
Hello! We are back with a workplace trend, news snippets and sage advice in the “Dear Jen” column....
14 November 2023 Newsletter
Hello! We are back with a workplace trend, news snippets and sage advice in the “Dear Jen” column....