To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. We are commonly asked whether an employer can dismiss an employee who is away on ACC and unable to perform their duties. The short answer is yes, however, the dismissal of an employee on medical grounds is not a simple…
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. According to the Center for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland, fatigue contributes to 20% to 30% of all injuries and deaths on the road. 1 The true statistics may very well be more significant given, in many instances, fatigue…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. With less than 20% of Australian workers engaged on enterprise agreements (EAs), the proportion whose minimum conditions and wages are directly set by Modern Awards is significant, and the Fair Work Commission (FWC) annual wage case result is closely watched….
In Part 2 of our series, we set out our insights on what differentiates the few organizations who are noticeably leading the pack in their disclosure obligations under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) – how they are going above and beyond the minimum requirements of the Act to understand their supply chains and…
Under section 145B of the Trade Union and Labor Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA), employers are prohibited from making offers to employees who are members of its recognized trade union (s) which, if accepted, would mean their terms and conditions. not or will no longer be determined by collective bargaining. This outcome is known as…
In Public Health Sudbury & Districts v. Ontario Nurses’ AssociationArbitrator Robert Herman accepted that an employee may be entitled to an exemption from an employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy on the basis of creed where they held a sincere belief that the relationship between the COVID-19 vaccines and fetal cell lines was contrary to their…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. How does telework affect what employers in the EU need to take into account when they employ frontier workers? The COVID-19 crisis provided the world of work with a lot of new challenges. As the post-COVID era is hopefully near,…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As an employer, you may face situations where you need or expect your employees to work more than their usual hours. For example, you might need to meet an urgent deadline for an important project or prepare for the launch…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Many of your employees’ conditions of employment and minimum rates of pay will fall under a modern award or an enterprise agreement. However, it can be challenging to identify which industrial instrument applies. This article will discuss the differences between…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Summary dismissal refers to instant dismissal or dismissal without notice. It is a harsh form of discipline you can impose as an employer. You should exercise caution when seeking to summarily dismiss an employee for engaging in serious misconduct. This…
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