13 Sep 2023 Employment and safety AHRC publishes Guidelines for new 'positive duty' to prevent conduct prohibited by the Sex ... From 12 December 2023, the AHRC will be granted broad inquisitorial powers to enforce a new positive duty to eliminate unlawful sex discrimination and related conduct in the workplace.
12 Sep 2023 Transport and logistics Employment and safety Safety Collison: The meeting of work health and safety and national heavy vehicle laws ... WHS Act and Regulations in most jurisdictions around Australia have implemented the requirement for businesses to assess the risk of psychosocial hazards and implement practicable control measures to eliminate or minimise the risk.
12 Sep 2023 Restructuring and insolvency Employment and safety Impact of proposed changes to the Fair Work Act on insolvency and restructuring practitioners The legislative changes proposed within the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 (Cth) (the Bill) is, as aptly titled, proposing to close outstanding 'loopholes' in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the FWA).
7 Sep 2023 Employment and safety Digital governance, cyber and privacy Agriculture safety risks grow as it meets AI It is important to revisit the WHS duties of farmers and the risks posed in the agriculture sector with the rise in automation and artificial intelligence (AI).
6 Sep 2023 Employment and safety Closing the loophole … and potentially opening new ones? Dramatic shakeup of the industrial relations landscape in Australia announced.
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22 Aug 2023 Employment and safety Engaging Safely with Work Experience Arrangements Education providers must ensure that they identify, manage and allocate risk when conducting risk assessments for work experience arrangements.
18 Aug 2023 Employment and safety Can you be fired for having OnlyFans? With the rise of OnlyFans as a social media platform in Australia, employers may need to consider reviewing and amending their social media policies, to include disclosures made on employment about social media content.
17 Aug 2023 Employment and safety Bullying claims on the rise: Employers urged to proactively manage risks in the workplace Nearly 10 years on from the introduction of the anti-bullying jurisdiction, the volume of cases in 2023 might indicate that the jurisdiction is becoming more popular with employees.
25 Jul 2023 Employment and safety Contract, communication and career - the three Cs that beat 'the ordinary and customary turnover ... In the current economic climate, many employers are having to consider redundancies as a part of repositioning their organisation for the future.