As flagged in our recent post, “What to look out for in employment law in 2020”, new annualised wages clauses in 18 modern awards are in effect from 1 March 2020.
New annualised wage arrangements from 1 March 2020 – time to review and re-think?
This is not a locker room: Do not publicly criticize your employees
Toronto Raptors head coach recently made headlines for unfiltered comments about his team members. This season, he has publicly called out a number of them for their poor performances. Some have commended him for giving team members the motivation they needed to perform better – by providing them with “tough love” instead of sugar-coating the
The UK proposes a new points based immigration system
On 19 February 2020 the UK Government published its policy statement setting out its proposals for a new points-based immigration system. Following the UK’s exit from the EU, free movement of workers will cease and all EU and non-EU citizens will be treated equally from 1 January 2021. The Government will introduce a new immigration
Coronavirus and Discrimination: The balance between protecting the workforce and community and avoiding unlawful discrimination
Last week a Malaysian student of Chinese descent returned to her rented home in Perth’s southern suburbs after visiting family in Malaysia for a few weeks. Upon arriving home, she found the locks had been changed and a handwritten sign was on the door, notifying her she was no longer welcome in the house given the coronavirus “emergency”.
La modération a bien meilleur goût – Retour sur l’affaire Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec inc. et Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SÉPAQ)
Dans une récente décision[1] du Tribunal administratif du travail (TAT), le juge administratif Sylvain Allard a jugé que le contenu des communiqués de la Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SÉPAQ) exprimant, en période de négociations, son mécontentement relativement à un avis de grève et aux demandes syndicales
Criminal negligence causing death – Employer gets a stiff sentence
In a recent decision[1], the Court of Québec (Criminal and Penal Division) handed down a sentence against C.F.G. Construction Inc. The business was found guilty [2] of criminal negligence causing the death of one of its workers pursuant to the provisions of the Criminal Code[3] governing criminal responsibility, a statute better known
UK: An employer’s duty to its employees in the context of Coronavirus
The World Health Organisation has declared that the Coronavirus is a public health emergency of international concern and the first reported cases have appeared in the UK. What steps should employers be taking in relation to their employees?
Travel to affected areas
Employers owe a duty of care to their employees to take reasonable steps
A new immigration landscape: Migration Advisory Committee Recommendations
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published its widely anticipated report on 28 January 2020, setting out its recommendations for a new UK immigration system to be launched in time for the end of free movement of people on 31 December 2020. The Government will be considering the recommendations in the context of its
Négligence criminelle causant la mort – Peine sévère imposée à un employeur
Dans une récente décision[1], la Cour du Québec (Chambre criminelle et pénale) s’est prononcée quant à la détermination de la peine à l’encontre de l’entreprise C.F.G. Construction inc. Cette entreprise avait été déclarée coupable[2] de négligence criminelle causant la mort de l’un de ses employés, en vertu des dispositions du Code criminel
Coronavirus: what should AU employers be doing?
Australia, like many countries, is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019.
In order to meet their duty of care to workers, there are a number of steps employers should now be taking.