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In-person Seminar: Catching up on 2024: A Case Law Review

WestmoreJacobs presented an in-person seminar on "Catching up on 2024: A Case Law Review", on 3 February 2024. We caught up on major Court and Tribunal decisions in 2024 and explored important decisions impacting employers in 2025 and beyond. We discussed general protections, the High Court’s decision in Vision Australia and decisions impacting enterprise bargaining in [...]

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Article: 2024: A Year of Substantial Employment Law Change & What’s Ahead in 2025

Introduction As 2025 kicks off, we reflect on the substantial changes of last year. In this article, we provide a high-level recap of some of the major changes in 2024. We also discuss what’s in store for 2025. Casual employment - start date 26 August 2024                “Is Casual [...]

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In-person Seminar: Workplace Investigations: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

WestmoreJacobs presented an in-person seminar on "Workplace Investigations: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly", on 15 January 2025. We delved into the sometimes-mysterious world of workplace investigations. We discussed whether a workplace investigation should be undertaken, investigation types, selecting a workplace investigator and litigated case examples of investigations that have gone wrong. It was [...]

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Webinar: 2024: A Year of Substantial Employment Law Change

On 3 December 2024, WestmoreJacobs presented a webinar “2024: A Year of Substantial Employment Law Change”. Here we explored the major changes in employment law this year and the likely changes that will impact employers in 2025.

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Article: Is Working From Home Here to Stay?

Introduction COVID-19 resulted in many changes. Knowledge workers working from home (WFH) is probably one of the more enduring and contentious. During COVID, WFH was heralded as a once in a generation change that would give employees the flexibility they need to balance work and life. For employers, it was a two-edged sword. Potential loss [...]

By |2024-10-29T05:29:28+00:00October 29th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Article: Is Working From Home Here to Stay?

In-person Seminar: Managing Ill or Injured Employees

WestmoreJacobs presented an in-person seminar on Managing Ill or Injured Employees on 23 October 2024, exploring common mistakes employers make when dismissing ill or injured employees which may expose them to liability. We discussed practical strategies employers can use to protect themselves from unfair dismissal, general protections or discrimination claims and the do's and don'ts [...]

By |2024-10-25T07:45:40+00:00October 25th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on In-person Seminar: Managing Ill or Injured Employees

Webinar: Is Casual Employment Dead, Buried & Cremated?

Following changes to the definition of "casual employee" in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) on 26 August 2024, WestmoreJacobs asks the question whether casual employment is dead, buried and cremated. To register for this webinar, please click the following link. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Dnkczj9GTo6KPqJpbmsoVw

By |2024-09-16T07:21:56+00:00September 4th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Webinar: Is Casual Employment Dead, Buried & Cremated?

Article: Workplace Investigations: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Introduction Workplace investigations are often seen as the best (and only) way to deal with sensitive employment matters. This has led to some businesses adopting a “when in doubt – investigate” approach, costing employers many hours in emotionally fatiguing, workplace disruptive, and moral-sapping workplace investigations. While there are no doubt situations in which investigations should, [...]

By |2024-09-16T07:21:56+00:00September 2nd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Article: Workplace Investigations: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Webinar: Workplace Investigations: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

WestmoreJacobs presented a webinar on Workplace Investigations on 27 August 2024, covering the pros and cons of conducting an investigation and when it is necessary to do one. We addressed whether a workplace investigation should be undertaken, explored the different types of investigations, talked about choosing a workplace investigator and some examples of investigations that [...]

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Cautionary Tales in Employment Law

  Employment law is complex and ever changing. Mistakes can easily be made, often unintentionally. Unfortunately, these mistakes can leave employers unstuck dealing with significant adverse consequences. In this article we consider a number of cautionary tales in the area of employment law. Contractor or employee? For any business, correctly engaging a worker as either [...]

By |2024-09-16T07:21:56+00:00January 29th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Cautionary Tales in Employment Law
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