Litigation & Dispute Resolution| 05 Sep 2022
Decision-making and governance in independent schools is under scrutiny. We set out some recent key issues in this space. Read more.
Employment & Workplace Relations| 25 Aug 2016
The cashing out of annual leave under modern awards has recently been clarified by the Fair Work Commission (FWC).
Employment & Workplace Relations| 24 Aug 2016
The recent decision in Dr Petranel Ferrao v Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute [2016] FWC 4953 reinforces that a failure to fully explore redeployment opportunities, including to less senior roles, will undermine the genuineness of the redundancy and expose employers to unfair dismissal ...
Employment & Workplace Relations| 16 Aug 2016
The recent decision in Heraud v Roy Morgan Research Pty Ltd1 reinforces that employers must comply with their obligations under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) regarding parental leave and related entitlements or risk pecuniary penalties and orders for compensation.
Employment & Workplace Relations| 22 Jul 2016
It is perhaps a natural consequence of the role that aged care workers often develop close relationships with the residents in their care.