WFH in Victoria
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 [...]
Webinar: General Protections: An Emerging Risk
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, [...]
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 [...]
Webinar: General Protections: An Emerging Risk
WestmoreJacobs presented a webinar on "General Protections: An Emerging Risk" on 6 May 2026. We unpacked [...]
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 need to worry about underpayments.” This commonly held view amongst [...]
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 Law”. We talked about the recent High Court decision of [...]
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 [...]