The importance of a clear policy on employees’ use of social media
Whilst there is legislation which is relevant to the use of social media by employees in the UK, there is no legislation which specifically governs its use. Consequently, policies on the use of social media, both in and outside the workplace, are encouraged
The statutory protection given employees against adverse action on the basis of political opinion is not restricted to matters of party political outlook but extends to issues of philosophical difference, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled.
Adverse action
The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) makes it unlawful for an employer to take
On November 13, 2014, the President issued a Decree with the Rank, Value and Force of Partial Amendment of the Nutrition Law for the Workers (“Nutrition Law”).
The most innovative aspects of the amendment of the Nutrition Law, are the following:
The Nutrition Law increased the basis for the calculation
The Ontario Employment Standards Amendments Act (Leaves to Help Families) came into force on October 29, 2014, creating three new unpaid family-related leaves for employees: (1) Family Caregiver Leave; (2) Critically Ill Child Care Leave; and (3) Crime-Related Child Death or Disappearance Leave. This post will highlight the salient features of these new provisions affecting
As we enter the holiday season, so too do we enter the holiday party season. But as the holiday cheer begins to flow, employers face a number of concerns that can be addressed with some extra planning. This Norton Rose Fulbright newsletter will give employer’s some pointers on addressing the risks of holiday parties and
More than five years after the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) commenced operation, uncertainty still attaches to the meaning of “workplace right”, which is a critical concept in the operation of the Act’s “general protections”.
General protections
The Act makes it unlawful for an employer to take “adverse action” against an employee
With ever increasing economic pressures employers are frequently required to consider ways to reduce employment and labour costs. While there are many ways to lawfully achieve this, requiring an employee to become an independent contractor performing the same work, certainly isn’t one of them.
The recent case of The Director of the Fair Work Building
The Australia Institute (TAI), an independent public policy think tank, has published a report entitled Walking the tightrope which considers the question: Have Australians achieved work/life balance? TAI’s research reveals the answer to this question is a definitive ‘no’. Australian employees work approximately 58.8 million hours of unpaid overtime per year, equating to
As all those with an interest in safety management know, it is far easier to eliminate hazards and risks in the design stage than later down the track. Sadly, however, it appears that design deficiencies are still contributing to work-related fatalities in Australia in significant numbers. Australia’s Safe Work Australia has recently released the Safe
The Fair Work Commission (Commission) has handed down a decision (Australian Municipal, Administrative, Clerical and Services Union v North East Water [2014] FWC 6922) which highlights the extent to which ‘no extra claims’ clauses contained in enterprise agreements can limit an employer’s ability to unilaterally vary employment benefits, even where such benefits