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...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Mar 6, 2023
Companies continue to become more aware of their legal obligations regarding mental health. Under the model WHS laws, a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must manage the risk of psychosocial hazards in the workplace. A psychosocial hazard is anything...
by Jennifer Bicknell | Feb 16, 2023
On a rainy afternoon, a truck driver sheltered in the back of his work vehicle, removed his wet shoes, and had a peaceful nap…until his boss woke him up. Within half an hour he was unemployed for sleeping on duty. The truck driver filed an unfair dismissal claim. The...
