By Kerrie Jackson This bullying and harassment case was heard before Judge Koppenol over 12 days between February and June 2017. The much anticipated judgment was handed down on 3 November 2017. The Plaintiff was a store manager at [...]
By Samantha Cathcart Airtasker is an online service through which people can buy and sell services. It operates on a similar business model to Uber and Airbnb, collecting commissions from workers using the site. From carpet cleaning, to furniture removal, [...]
By Carlen Lowe Christmas and end of year celebrations and are upon us again and in addition to organising a memorable party, employers should be aware of their continuing obligations to their workers. The High Court case of Comcare v [...]
Food allergies could be fatal to customers and businesses. One in 20 children and about two in 100 adults suffer from food allergies. Most allergies are not severe and many cease to be an issue with age. However, allergies to [...]
October is National Safe Work Month. Safe Work Australia has released the Key Work Health and Safety statistics for 2017 which provides data on work-related injury fatalities and work-related injury and disease. The statistics are a harsh reminder for businesses [...]
By John Salter The Federal Government has passed new legislation which will make the completion and retention of accurate records by Employers of all matters associated with employment more important than it has ever been. It has also extended the [...]
By Carlen Lowe. Following the workplace tragedy at Eagle Farm Racecourse and the heartbreaking incident at Dreamworld last year, the Palaszczuk Government conducted a review into the current Work Health and Safety (WHS) framework. Under the Work Health and Safety [...]
By BTLawyers Sections 305D(1)(a) and 305D(2) of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) Recent Case of Psychiatric Injury from Workplace Assault The Court of Appeal recently upheld an appeal lodged by an employer in The Corporation of the [...]
Much has been lauded about the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation (National Injury Insurance Scheme) Amendment Act 2016 (“the Amendment Act”)[1] and in particular the insertion of section 236B, which in short summary was inserted to reverse the effects of the [...]
By John Salter The Fair Work Commission President Justice Iain Ross handed down the commission’s annual judgement today on what will be minimum pay rates in Australia for the financial year commencing 1 July 2017- and it seems no one [...]