What does social media's prominence mean for the workplace?
Social media continues to increase in prominence in the workplace both as a social tool and also as a business tool. So what does that mean for employers?
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Workplace Relations » Discrimination
The number of unintended breaches of anti-discrimination laws reflect the difficulties many employers face with the relatively recent introduction of additional legislative protections against discrimination, particularly relating to rights to request flexible working arrangements.
Corrs has advised on a number of high profile discrimination claims and also aims to assist employers prevent problems by working with them to ensure managers understand their obligations under anti-discrimination and employment laws. This includes ensuring that employers adopt practices that foster a workplace culture free from discrimination, bullying and harassment, implementing effective complaint procedures and providing appropriate training to line managers.
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Fair Work Act: Are general protections claims on the rise?
The recent predictions about the use of the general protections provisions under the Fair Work Act have come true.
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The business of diversity
The issue of diversity, particularly in relation to gender, is a critical business issue. Businesses are starting to miss out by not being able to maintain a career path for a women from first entering a workplace until retirement.
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A Fairer Work Act?
The government has announced the much anticipated review of the Fair Work Act. Whilst noting the act is working well at the moment this presents an opportunity to see if it can be improved.
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Navigating the Fair Work Laws
As more and more companies invest overseas, the need for readily available, accurate, and detailed knowledge of labour and employment laws in multiple jurisdictions becomes an essential resource for employers and their counsel.
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Legal Compliance in Australia
As more and more companies invest overseas, the need for readily available, accurate, and detailed knowledge of labour and employment laws in multiple jurisdictions becomes an essential resource for employers and their counsel.
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Transition to Forward with Fairness: Labor’s Reform Agenda
This is a practical guide to these significant transitional arrangements, the full implementation of which was not complete until early 2010. This book, has ongoing relevance as a useful guide to a turbulent phase of workplace relations change.
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Workplace Relations in the Building and Construction Industry
This book explains the significant changes that have occurred in the regulation of the workplace relations in the building and construction industry in Australia over several years.
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The Fair Work Act Review and key developments in enterprise bargaining
In this paper, we provide an update on the progress of the Fair Work Act Review and a round-up of some significant recent decisions dealing with enterprise bargaining and protected industrial action.
Workplace Relations in the Building and Construction Industry
This book explains the significant changes that have occurred in the regulation of the workplace relations in the building and construction industry in Australia over several years.
Transition to Forward with Fairness: Labor’s Reform Agenda
This is a practical guide to these significant transitional arrangements, the full implementation of which was not complete until early 2010. This book, has ongoing relevance as a useful guide to a turbulent phase of workplace relations change.
Legal Compliance in Australia
As more and more companies invest overseas, the need for readily available, accurate, and detailed knowledge of labour and employment laws in multiple jurisdictions becomes an essential resource for employers and their counsel.
Navigating the Fair Work Laws
As more and more companies invest overseas, the need for readily available, accurate, and detailed knowledge of labour and employment laws in multiple jurisdictions becomes an essential resource for employers and their counsel.
A Fairer Work Act?
The government has announced the much anticipated review of the Fair Work Act. Whilst noting the act is working well at the moment this presents an opportunity to see if it can be improved.
The business of diversity
The issue of diversity, particularly in relation to gender, is a critical business issue. Businesses are starting to miss out by not being able to maintain a career path for a women from first entering a workplace until retirement.
Fair Work Act: Are general protections claims on the rise?
The recent predictions about the use of the general protections provisions under the Fair Work Act have come true.
What does social media's prominence mean for the workplace?
Social media continues to increase in prominence in the workplace both as a social tool and also as a business tool. So what does that mean for employers?
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