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Time to Return to the Workplace? Directing Employees who want to Exclusively WFH
The COVID-19 pandemic has required many employers to pivot their business and enable their employees to work from home. Employees have needed to learn how to balance work and home life in a completely new way. So how do employers transition their workforce back into the office? And what if employees have medical reasons for not wanting to return to the workplace?
Experience of Sexual Harassment in Australia
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released new analysis of its latest Personal Safety Survey. The ABS analysis reveals the need for a broader, ongoing conversation about sexual harassment in Australian communities.
The Importance of Supporting all Participants During a Workplace Investigation
Organisations can often overlook providing all the necessary support to their staff during a workplace investigation, which can be disruptive and distressing. When an investigator is first engaged, it is not uncommon for HR practitioners to distance themselves from the parties involved in an effort to reinforce the neutrality of the investigation process.
Navigating COVID-19 Staff Testing if you are a SME
Some businesses have already entrenched practices about regular testing of staff with Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) where they have to be in a shared workplace or interact with third parties. These businesses will generally have their RAT suppliers secured. However such avenues and attendant costs are not viable for many.
Justitia Spotlight – December Edition
Justitia Spotlight showcases the empowering team behind Justitia Lawyers through a Q&A session conducted by one of Justitia's Legal Research Assistants. Read more about our insightful and inspiring team.
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Episode
Navigating an increase in general protections claims
Jess Toop joins Jerome Doraisamy as she discusses the current state of general protections claims, why these claims are on the rise, what current applications are looking like, how AI is being used in the preparation of claims, and the broader impact these developments are having on employers, businesses, and employment lawyers. The conversation also explores how the Fair Work Commission is responding, how workplace behaviours and risk management strategies are shifting, and what employers should be watching closely moving forward.
Business Essentials Daily Podcast
A change to casual employment rules
The federal government is considering amending the definition of a casual employee. This will have significant impacts on employers and how they use casual staff in their workforce, as well as what defines a suitable casual contracted employee.
Justitia Senior Associate, Janet Tan joins Chris Ashmore on the Business Essentials Daily podcast where she discusses the potential penalties if employees are misclassified.
Lawyers Weekly Podcast Episode
Why part-time lawyering works for me
Meg Crawford joins Jerome Doraisamy as she shares her experience on what her three-day working week set-up looks like and how she makes it work with her firm, changing views on what it means to be a legal professional, how those coming through the ranks can explore part-time working arrangements with their employers if they have other pursuits in mind, shaking off traditional mindsets of the volume of work required of lawyers, and how she feels optimistic about the sustainability of her more holistic approach to her career.
VLGA Connect Podcast Episode
Workplace Investigations and………Workplace Investigations
Sarah Rey joins Steve Cooper at Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA) as they discuss all you need to know about workplace investigations- the common dynamics, breaking down the steps, legal privilege and confidentiality, some recurring mis-steps, essential ingredients and life after the investigation’s conclusion.