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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.
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.
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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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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.
MoreOn 20 December 2011, the Federal Government announced details of its much-awaited Review of the Fair Work Act. In this In Brief, we examine the objectives and terms of reference for the Review, the key issues that are likely to be addressed, and poss
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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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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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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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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
On 20 December 2011, the Federal Government announced details of its much-awaited Review of the Fair Work Act. In this In Brief, we examine the objectives and terms of reference for the Review, the key issues that are likely to be addressed, and poss