Latest Employment & Safety Updates
Amendments to Cost Scales for Employers/Insurers Operating in the District and Supreme Courts and WorkCover WA as of 1 July 2020
07.07.2020
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Workers’ Compensation & Injury Management Amendment (Covid-19 Response) Bill 2020
30.06.2020
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Kott Gunning COVID-19 Response Team Update – Focus on Employment Law and Workplace Safety
07.05.2020
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COVID-19 – The First Crack in COVID Unity – Paid Pandemic Leave (1 May 2020)
01.05.2020
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COVID-19 – The industrial relations system’s response to the pandemic. Will it prove to be enough?
24.04.2020
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COVID-19 – What the Coronavirus Stimulus Measures Mean for your Business (7 April 2020)
07.04.2020
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Service Not Required to Trigger an Entitlement to Leave and the Importance of the Fine Print
10.09.2019
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Aiming at an Employee and Shooting Yourself in the Foot – Workplace Investigation Leads to Compensation Claim
24.05.2019
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Whistleblower Protection Reform Is Finally Here – This Is What You Need To Know
18.03.2019
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The Weinstein Clause, What Is It and Is It Destined for Australia’s Shores?
18.03.2019
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Yet Another Man Behaving Badly – Sending Inappropriate Emails and Text Messages
05.07.2018
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WA Supreme Court Doubles Down on What Constitutes ‘Reasonable Restriction’ When Examining Restraint Clauses in Employment Contracts
05.07.2018
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Sexual Harassment and Bullying – an Ongoing Challenge for the Modern Workplace
11.06.2018
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Did You Renew the Last ‘Maximum Term Contract’ – If Not, Be Prepared to Fight an Unfair Dismissal Action
31.01.2018
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High Court to Determine Employer’s Duties During Workplace Investigations
20.12.2017
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Whistleblower Protection Reform takes a step forward, with rewards for Whistleblowers on the Table
29.09.2017
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Stress Claim on Appeal in the District Court of WA – Section 5 of the WA Act and Meaning of “Discipline”, “Wholly or Predominantly” and “Unreasonable and Harsh”
29.09.2017
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A Long Saga Ends With Dismissal of Appeal in Relation to Claimed Psychiatric Injury
31.07.2017
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Griffin Coal – The end of the Never Never, is it the death knell for traditional union approaches to bargaining?
30.05.2017
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Whistleblower Protections in Corporate Australia: Issues, Developments and Best Practices
25.05.2017
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Guilty Company? Directors and Officers May Have to Prove Their Own Innocence
28.02.2017
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Sometimes Minesite Banter Isn’t a Joke – You Could Lose Your Job for It
29.07.2016
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A Policy is Not Enough – Company Held Vicariously Liable for Discrimination by Employee
06.02.2016
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Principles of OSH Liability in WA Where Principals Engage Specialist Contractors
06.09.2015
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Opening the Floodgates: Annual Leave Loading is Payable Upon Termination
29.03.2015
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Liability Alert: How Healthy are Your Employment and Contracting Arrangements?
26.03.2015
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Liquidation no Protection Against Occupational Safety and Health Act Prosecution
06.12.2014
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Ferry Driver Terminated for Marijuana Use – Compliance With Drug Policy Enforced
24.10.2014
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No Change to Employer Obligations – Mutual Trust and Confidence Term Struck Down
06.09.2014
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