The National Transport Commission has completed its review and update of the Load Restraint Guide. The updated guide was launched in January 2018. Transport operators should familiarise themselves with the ...
The National Transport Commission has completed its review and update of the Load Restraint Guide. The updated guide was launched in January 2018. Transport operators should familiarise themselves with the updated guide and review their loading procedures to ensure they comply with it.
In 2017, Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand provided the Australian Consumer Law Review Final Report to consumer affairs ministers. The report contains a package of reforms.
In a recent decision, the South Australian Supreme Court confirmed that heavy vehicle drivers may be operating under multiple overlapping 24-hour periods. Drivers operating under multiple overlapping periods need to comply with their permitted work and rest hours across each of those periods.
The recent Queensland District Court decision of Lyschrome Pty Ltd v Peter Cusato Transport (a Firm) [2017] QDC 162 illustrates the need for transport operators to carefully consider the terms of subcontracting agreements and any obligations in those agreements to take out particular insurance policies.
From 1 July 2018, there is a new contribution cap – the downsizer contributions cap.
A new system of GST withholding will start from 1 July 2018.
The #MeToo movement may empower employees to raise sexual harassment allegations. These allegations may be both historic and recent. This poses an important question for employers: Will the current avalanche of sexual harassment allegations toppling prominent men in media and government cascade down to my workplace?
From 1 July 2018, there is a new contribution cap – the downsizer contributions cap.
A new system of GST withholding will start from 1 July 2018.
The #MeToo movement may empower employees to raise sexual harassment allegations. These allegations may be both historic and recent. This poses an important question for employers: Will the current avalanche of sexual harassment allegations toppling prominent men in media and government cascade down to my workplace?
Enterprise bargaining, in some shape or form, has been a part of the Australian Industrial Relations framework since 1993. However, if the trends reported in recent data about agreement making are any indicator, enterprise bargaining is now facing a period of decline.
The recent cases of Saeid Khayam v Navitas English Pty Ltd t/a Navitas English [2017] FWCFB 5162 and Skene v Workpac Pty Ltd [2016] FCCA 3035 put employers on notice about entitlements and rights for temporary and casual workers under the Fair Work Act
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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