In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New South Wales has passed legislation allowing for more flexible use of long service leave. ...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New South Wales has passed legislation allowing for more flexible use of long service leave.
On Saturday 28 March 2020, the Fair Work Commission made its second determination in an effort to preserve the ongoing viability of businesses and jobs in response to the challenges being experienced by employers and employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The states and territories have passed separate legislation restricting domestic interstate travel, which has significant implications for some employers.
Yesterday the Fair Work Commission made its first determination varying a modern award in response to the challenges being experienced by employers and employees as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 6 March 2020, the superannuation guarantee amnesty Bill finally became law.
It is increasingly common for separated parents to obtain Protection Orders against a former spouse. Those Orders often contain stringent obligations, including restrictions on attending their child’s school.
So, you’ve been asked to volunteer as a member of a not-for-profit school board. You’re probably asking yourself: what responsibilities come with the role?
In the recent decision of Emma Horan v Dubbo Early Learning Centre [2019] FWC 3249, the Fair Work Commission highlighted the need for employers in schools and early learning to undertake proper investigations following the sacking of a teacher who was falsely accused of mistreating a child.
Uncertainty surrounding physical contact with students has resulted in what can be described as a ‘hands off’ culture in many schools, with teachers and other staff afraid to make any physical contact with students.
In Patel v University of Queensland [2019] QCAT 108 a student from the University of Queensland was diagnosed with bipolar 1, social anxiety disorder and panic disorder at the beginning of 2013, that, he alleged, significantly impacted his academic performance in 2012 and 2013.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently declared the coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
The decision is a reminder that the onus is on the injured worker to prove that their work was a ‘significant contributing factor’, not just a mere medical possibility.
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.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.