In-person Seminar: Why Can’t I WFH? Legal Obligations, Expectations & Productivity
On 26 August 2026, WestmoreJacobs presented an in-person seminar “Why Can’t I WFH?" — Legal Obligations, Expectations & Productivity. We discussed requests for flexible working arrangements [...]
Common Mistakes Employers Make with their Policies
Below is a revamped article we first published in 2017. Nine years later, its message still holds true. Why? Because in 2024 the High Court effectively [...]
Webinar: Revisiting Restructures & What’s Changed
WestmoreJacobs presented a webinar on “Revisiting Restructures & What’s Changed” on 9 July 2026. We dissected the genuine redundancy exception to unfair dismissals, changes to reasonable [...]
General Protections: Why Many Employers Still Lose When They Win
Introduction In the employer’s traditional playbook of managing dismissal risks, where Unfair Dismissal once headlined, a [...]
WFH in Victoria
Introduction Why legislate what the market has already delivered? That’s the question many businesses are asking [...]
Webinar: General Protections: An Emerging Risk
Given the popularity of this topic, WestmoreJacobs presented the webinar “General Protections: An Emerging Risk” for [...]
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 [...]
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 2025. With this in mind, this article summarises our recent [...]
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” recently. It was a great opportunity to discuss the significant [...]
Webinar: 2025: A Year in Review
WestmoreJacobs presented a webinar on “2025: A Year in Review” on 3 December 2025. It was a great opportunity to explore some of this year’s key developments [...]