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Navigating Probation: Balancing Fairness in Employment Termination

In a recent case presented before the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW, the termination of Tulshi Shrestha during his probationary...

New 'Respect@Work' government website, and managing Sexual Harassment at the Office party

With the Australian government launching its new Respect@Work website - I thought it was time to provide a much-needed primer to the...

The importance of Position Descriptions

SO - do you have up-to-date, clear Position Descriptions (PD) for every role? Really? Honestly? If you don’t – how can you be sure that...

Casual Employees - 5 Steps to Ensure Compliance

Following a well publicised decision in August 2018 (Workpac v Skene), employers who relied on ‘casual’ labour were concerned that,...

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