by Jennifer Bicknell | Aug 10, 2023
A senior mining company executive died suddenly from a heart attack whilst training in a hotel gymnasium during an overseas work trip. The South Australian Employment Tribunal ruled that the employee’s death occurred in the course of his employment resulting in the...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Aug 8, 2023
A new trend is emerging with a widely viewed TikTok-er teaching millions of viewers how to pretend to do work whilst not doing anything. Lazy girl Gabrielle Judge, aged 26, shares secrets like being so nice to everyone in the office that no one questions what you do,...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Aug 8, 2023
The Community and Public Sector Union and the Australian Public Service Commission have reached a deal covering 174,000 employees. According to the AFR, “all APS employees will be able to make a flexible work request, including to work from home, and agencies cannot...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Mar 22, 2023
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has changed the way that taxpayers claim deductions for costs incurred when working from home. See: ATO Work from Home Deductions
by Jennifer Bicknell | Mar 7, 2023
A casual Census collector asked her 7000 LinkedIn connections “to stand up and revolt against Government lockdowns”. This breached the ABS code of conduct and social media policy “because it was in support of a political message and identified her as...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Mar 7, 2023
Gender Pay Gap Bill The Federal Government has introduced the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 into Parliament. Amongst other things, the Bill will require the publishing of gender pay gaps of employers with 100 or more...
