by Jennifer Bicknell | Oct 10, 2022
Hello! In this newsletter, I discuss a trend I’ve noticed in the workplace world. I share news about major reforms to sexual harassment laws, the end of mandatory COVID isolation, national safe work month, and Amazon’s hiring blitz. This week’s “Dear Jen” makes for...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Sep 27, 2022
Hello! In this newsletter, I discuss a trend I’ve noticed in the workplace world. I share news about the extension of the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment and a new way of classifying employees that is likely to be adopted globally by many companies. I also share...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Sep 27, 2022
James Morrow asked for my views on the impact of the Federal Government’s plans to place a positive duty on employers to take measures to eliminate sexual harassment, discrimination and victimisation in the workplace. You can read the full article here (with a...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Sep 26, 2022
An employee filed an anti-bullying application in the Fair Work Commission in September 2020 against a Director of his employer. The Director denied the allegations. The parties participated in Conciliation. Commissioner Simpson stated that during...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Sep 23, 2022
First there was “quiet quitting”. A bit of a misnomer as no-one actually quits their job, they just do the minimum to stay employed. Now we have “acting your wage” – which describes an employee doing the job they are paid to do, but nothing...
