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 new chapter is being written. It’s titled – “General Protections”. [...]
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 [...]
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 Law" on 14 October 2025. We explored the recent High [...]
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 [...]