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Mandatory vaccination directions in Victoria

Employment & Workplace Relations| 12 Oct 2021

Mandatory vaccination directions in Victoria

Victoria's new COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions impose obligations on employers in Victoria about the vaccination of certain workers. Fines may be imposed for non-compliance or the provision of false information.

What’s in a day? High Court clarifies calculation of personal leave entitlements

Employment & Workplace Relations| 14 Aug 2020

What’s in a day? High Court clarifies calculation of personal leave entitlements

The High Court, in its decision Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2020] HCA 29 on 13 August 2020, allowed an appeal from a judgment of the Full Federal Court regarding how the entitlement to paid ...

Update: who is permitted to send their children to childcare under new Victorian directions?

Employment & Workplace Relations| 07 Aug 2020

Update: who is permitted to send their children to childcare under new Victorian directions?

Under Victoria's current stage 4 restrictions, in a move to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, only certain people are permitted to send their children to childcare or kindergarten.

Employers must immediately report confirmed COVID-19 cases under new OHS Regulations

Employment & Workplace Relations| 04 Aug 2020

Employers must immediately report confirmed COVID-19 cases under new OHS Regulations

New Regulations in Victoria now require all Victorian employers to notify WorkSafe Victoria when they become aware that an employee or independent contractor has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

Victorian employers, are you taking ‘reasonable steps’ to ensure employees wear masks?

Employment & Workplace Relations| 04 Aug 2020

Victorian employers, are you taking ‘reasonable steps’ to ensure employees wear masks?

All Victorian residents must wear a face mask when outside their home (from 2 August 2020), with limited exceptions. For employers permitted to operate during stage 4 restrictions, this includes employees who are working at the employer's premises.