Does your workforce include casual employees? Laws relating to casual employment have undergone significant changes due to recent amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act). Several changes require employers to take action now, by or after 27 September 2021. We set these out below along with some recommended actions.
The North America Antitrust & Competition Group has launched a podcast series called “Beating the Competition”. This is also available on Apple, Spotify and Google Podcasts.
On the same day as another workplace death occurred in Victoria, the government has announced new industrial manslaughter laws. Victoria next in line for industrial manslaughter offence Victoria looks set to be the third Australian jurisdiction to introduce the specific offence of industrial manslaughter. In 2003, the ACT began the…