Introduction Why legislate what the market has already delivered? That’s the question many businesses are asking following the Allan Government’s long-foreshadowed work from home (WFH) right being introduced to Parliament just last week. The Government intends to enshrine a blanket WFH right for eligible Victorian employees, where it’s reasonable to do so and without [...]
Given the popularity of this topic, WestmoreJacobs presented the webinar “General Protections: An Emerging Risk” for the second time on 17 June 2026. During the webinar, we explored the role of a decision-maker's reasons for dismissal in General Protections claims and discussed the main factors driving the increase in these claims. With General Protections [...]
Introduction Employers generally make bad dismissal decisions when frustrated. So much is true when managing ill or injured employees. With around 30,000 WorkCover claims made in Victoria each year, keeping a cool head is no doubt a virtue. But there are other less obvious risks. They arise from inaction. In more colloquial terms, it’s [...]
On 27 May 2026, WestmoreJacobs presented an in-person seminar “Dismissing Ill or Injured Employees”. Here we discussed navigating WorkCover, unfair dismissal and general protections risks when handling potential dismissals. Here are some take-home points from the presentation:
WestmoreJacobs presented a webinar on "General Protections: An Emerging Risk" on 6 May 2026. We unpacked what really is driving the rapid growth of General Protections claims and what employers need to watch out for when defending them. It was a great opportunity to talk about the law governing General Protections claims and the [...]
Introduction Many businesses are only now starting to feel the impact of employment law developments in 2025. With this in mind, this article summarises our recent webinar catching up on developments last year. Reasonable redeployment for redundancies: Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd v Bartley This matter involves the vexed issue of whether employers should insource [...]
We had a great time presenting our webinar “Catching up on 2025: A Year in Review” recently. It was a great opportunity to discuss the significant changes to employment law in 2025. The session covered key developments including redundancies and redeployment, underpayments, the work from home debate, superannuation reforms and the continued surge in [...]
