Walking the Tightrope of Managing Ill or Injured Employees
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 [...]
In-person Seminar: Dismissing Ill or Injured Employees
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 [...]
Webinar: General Protections: An Emerging Risk
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 [...]
Still Catching Up on 2025? Here’s a Quick Summary
Introduction Many businesses are only now starting to feel the impact of employment law developments in [...]
Webinar: Catching up on 2025: A Year in Review
We had a great time presenting our webinar “Catching up on 2025: A Year in Review” [...]
Webinar: 2025: A Year in Review
WestmoreJacobs presented a webinar on “2025: A Year in Review” on 3 December 2025. It was a [...]
Webinar: Redeployment and other Cautionary Tales in Employment Law
Due to its popularity, WestmoreJacobs presented a webinar on "Redeployment and other Cautionary Tales in Employment [...]
Underpayment Alert: Federal Court Shuts Down Set-off Clause Pool-Party
Introduction "Since our employees are on annual salaries well above award rates, we don’t [...]
In-person Seminar: Redeployment and other Cautionary Tales in Employment Law
On 17 September 2025, WestmoreJacobs presented an in-person seminar “Redeployment and other Cautionary Tales in Employment [...]
Article: Restructures & Redeployment: Work Performed by Contractors is Fair Game
Introduction The recent High Court decision in Helensburgh Coal v Bartley [2025] HCA 29 (Helensburgh) adds to the challenges employers must navigate to avoid successful unfair dismissal [...]
Article: Detangling the WFH Saga
Introduction The debate around working from home is heating up! Not even Jim Chalmers’ recent Economic Reform Roundtable could avoid getting sucked into the fight – [...]
In-person Seminar: More Employment Law Changes on the Horizon
On 2 July 2025, WestmoreJacobs presented an in-person seminar “More Employment Law Changes on the Horizon". We covered proposed reforms to non-compete clauses in employment contracts, [...]