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Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) Amendments
You may not be aware that the Equal Opportunity Act has been amended in recent times. Most recently, from 14 June 2022, religious bodies and schools are not allowed to discriminate against people based on their “personal characteristics” of sex, sexual orientation, lawful sexual activity, marital status, parental status or gender identity: in employment decisions or decisions about school students.
New VIC OHS Regs on the Holding of Vaccine Related Information Commenced 12 July 2022
The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (COVID-19 Vaccination Information) Regulations 2022 (Vaccination Regulations) commenced operation on 12 July 2022. The Vaccination Regulations amend the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (OHS Regulations) to provide for the circumstances where an employer may collect,record, hold and use COVID-19
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Will your organisation still be compliant when the new Child Safe Standards commence on 1 July 2022?
In mid-2021, the Victorian Government announced it was updating the seven (7) Child Safe Standards (Standards) and replacing them with eleven (11) new Standards. Organisations were given 12 months to prepare and comply with the new Standards.
Victoria – Update on new Psychological Health Regulations being proposed
Victoria is planning to introduce long promised regulations, now in the final stages of consultation. The OHS (Psychological Health) Regulations (PHRegs)are proposed to commence on 1 July 2022.
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.