Employment Law

The recent NSW Government public health orders requiring vaccination of certain key workers have saved many employers from tough decisions about vaccinations and their workers. Nevertheless, many workplaces are not covered by the orders where employers would like to ensure that their employees are vaccinated for COVID-19. Of course, there is no dilemma if all

Workplace behaviour, particularly between the sexes, is a hot topic and a political hot potato right now, which likely means that the federal government will take actual steps to improve workers’ protection from sexual harassment. In response to a storm of public outrage over allegations made by Brittany Higgins and other activists, the federal government

In the age of ‘just in time’ and the ‘flexible labour force’ a lot of employers have been tempted to get rid of employee overheads altogether and supply the labour needed through ‘contracts for services’ or  labour-hire arrangements. So, when is someone an employee and when are they a contractor? Labour-hire workers are often still

Unfair dismissal is a legal action under the Fair Work Act 2009 available to employees who have had their employment terminated in a situation where their sacking is harsh, unjust, or unreasonable. Unfair dismissal is not the same as unlawful dismissal or wrongful dismissal. As ever, the devil is in the detail, so let’s take