by Rob Stevenson | 11 April 2024 | Bulletin
Casual employment has had a difficult history in the law, swinging between common law and statutory regulation in recent years. Further changes will come into force from 26 August 2024. The essential feature of casual employment is its inherent uncertainty, whether...
by Rob Stevenson | 21 March 2024 | Bulletin
Recent attention on the right to disconnect means it is a good time to revisit the underlying requirements of hours of work. The Fair Work Act National Employment Standards (NES) are the foundation of employment law legal obligations. This is because these standards...
by Rob Stevenson | 20 February 2024 | Bulletin
Legislation was recently passed by the federal parliament officially giving employees a “right to disconnect” outside their working hours. Subject to certain narrow exceptions (eg defence and national security), the new right applies to all private sector and federal...
by Rob Stevenson | 27 November 2023 | Bulletin
The office Christmas party and Christmas New Year shutdown are two areas that need to be treated sensitively by employers and employees. Safe Christmas Party tips The office Christmas party season will soon be in full swing again. Employers should be careful not to...
by Rob Stevenson | 7 November 2023 | Bulletin
Not that long ago, a challenge to termination of employment for not complying with covid vaccination requirements was generally doomed to failure. Leading industrial law barrister Ian Neil SC summed it up in 2021 when he said that a direction for employees to be...
by Rob Stevenson | 11 October 2023 | Bulletin
When an employee’s employment has been terminated, the choice of legal action is usually an unfair dismissal claim or a breach of general protections rights claim under the Fair Work Act (unless the Fair Work Ombudsman or a union is taking action). These are statutory...