Sexual harassment: more work to be done
Sexual harassment has been in the spotlight more intensively than many of us can remember. A year ago, the New York Times and the New Yorker laid bare multiple accounts of alleged sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein of his staff and colleagues. No one could have predicted that a flood of 83 people would step […]
Reflecting on the changing landscape of employment law – Gatehouse Legal interview with Justitia Managing Partner Sarah Rey
Recently Sarah sat down with Gatehouse Legal General Manager, Louise Hvala, to discuss the key challenges faced in employment law and measures to consider in adapting to changing times. Below are some topics we believe will be of interest to clients and those looking to foster a positive and healthy workplace for their staff. Staying out […]
Speech delivered by Sarah Rey at the 2018 Sapphire Dinner
Managing Partner, Sarah Rey, recently delivered a speech at the 2018 Sapphire Dinner, hosted by Loreto Mandeville Hall in Melbourne. In light of recent worldwide media coverage on the #MeToo Movement, Sarah provided her suggestions on each person’s role and responsibility in addressing abusive behaviours in the workplace. To read more, click here for Sarah’s […]
‘Tis the Season
It is the that time of year again when organisations send out their reminders to managers and staff (sometimes separately) about the expectations of appropriate behaviour at work related Christmas parties and events. Occasions when, inevitably, there is someone who becomes just that little bit too relaxed and perhaps even uninhibited, under the spell of […]
From LA to Melbourne: recent investigation conferences and other developments
We try to keep our clients briefed about developments in all workplace law areas, and one in which Justitia has been active this year involves workplace investigations. So it is time for an update. Increasingly, we have been assisting clients negotiate complex misconduct issues, where an investigation was necessary due to either the seriousness of […]
Justitia’s new website: looking back, thinking forward
It seems there is nothing like the development of a new website to prompt a deep period of reflection across an organisation. Over the past few months we have contemplated all the usual questions: What is our history? What are our values, our objectives for the future? Is that font too serious, too playful or […]
