Authors: Katherine Morris, Michael McCrea

Introduction

A recent decision of the District Court of New South Wales has clarified the content, nature and extent of an officer’s duty to exercise due diligence in relation to safety matters under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (WHS Act).

Persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU)

This article was co-authored with Anastasia Gravas and Yasmine Sahihi.

On 23 April 2024, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to ban non-compete clauses, which prevent a worker from seeking or accepting new employment within an industry after the termination of their employment. The ruling, while already subject to legal challenge, stands as

This article was co-authored with Jessica Kamleh, Phina Conroy and Michael Wilson.

In late 2022, new provisions were included in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SD Act) to impose a positive duty on employers and persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate, as far as possible

This article was co-authored with Jessica Kamleh, Phina Conroy and Michael Wilson.

In late 2022, new provisions were included in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SD Act) to impose a positive duty on employers and persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) to take reasonable and proportionate measures to eliminate, as far as possible

In February 2023 the Labour Court delivered judgment in a review of an arbitration award of the CCMA. The employees concerned were charged and dismissed for gross insubordination when they refused to obey the instruction of their manager to work overtime. The CCMA found the dismissals to be substantively fair.

During evidence at the arbitration

Dans une décision rendue en avril 2023, le Tribunal administratif du travail (le TAT)[1], par l’entremise du juge Guy Blanchet, a déclaré que l’employeur avait contrevenu aux articles 12 et 53 du Code du travail[2] (ci-après le C.t.), car il avait entravé les activités du syndicat et manqué à son obligation