by Jennifer Bicknell | Oct 3, 2023
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 stating “Just a quick note...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Sep 1, 2023
More irony… An employee of a large insurance company worked from home looking after regulatory matters, including work from home compliance. Her employer reviewed her cyber activity and identified that she had significant periods with no or minimal keyboard...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Sep 1, 2023
We are seeing more employers pushing for workers to return to the office or at least work under a hybrid model. At the same time, employers and employees are increasing their use of ChatGPT. These may appear to be two separate issues, but they actually need to be...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Aug 10, 2023
From 1 August 2023 employees employed by small business employers can access 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave in a 12 month period. Employees of non-small business employers could access the leave from 1 February 2023. See: Paid Family and Domestic...
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,...
