Further to our previous updates, there have been a number of recent developments to licensing schemes in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria. Most notably: Victoria: The Victorian Labour Hire Authority has announced that where a completed application is submitted to the Authority before midnight on 31 December 2019 and there is no evidence of non-compliance, … Read more
In this second instalment of the WHS Safety Law series, our WHS specialist partners Aaron Anderson (Brisbane) and Steve Bell (Melbourne) share their thoughts on the important issue of Director and Officer ‘due diligence’ under safety laws. Read more
The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (SA) will continue to operate, and will be enforced from 1 September 2019. CBS will recommence accepting applications for labour hire licences from 14 June 2019. All labour providers operating in South Australia must lodge their application by 31 August 2019. As you may recall from previous updates, the … Read more
In Jeremy Lee v Superior Wood Pty Ltd,[1] the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) considered the lawfulness of an employer directing an employee to provide their biometric data. In this case, Mr Lee objected to his employer’s direction to use a fingerprint scanner to sign in and out of his work site, … Read more
Many now share the view that enterprise bargaining has become a meaningless charade over the past few years: on the one hand, it’s not delivering productivity improvements for business; on the other hand, workers are bemoaning low wages growth. In our latest article in our Federal Election series, Tony Wood, Partner, looks at the potential … Read more
In our final podcast for our Federal Election series, Partner Anthony Longland chats with Wendy Fauvel, Senior Associate about what is ahead for industrial relations under the Coalition. Click here to listen. Read more
The model clauses proposed by the Fair Work Commission are fundamentally different from the previous clauses, and indeed from any regulation previously proposed. They require a radically different approach. They are extremely prescriptive. They will impose a number of significant administrative burdens on employers covered by those awards. These administrative burdens will undoubtedly impact the … Read more
