by JFM Team | Nov 26, 2020
If you are injured at work, the last thing you want to do is spend your recovery time learning about your legal rights and entitlements. Unfortunately, workplace rules can be complicated – and seeking answers to some basic questions may prove difficult. The first...
by JFM Team | Nov 26, 2020
What is workers compensation? Most people have heard of workers compensation in one context or another – but what exactly is it? Essentially, workers compensation schemes typically cover all employees, plus a further list of persons who are deemed to be ‘workers’...
by JFM Team | Oct 29, 2020
Your work has changed dramatically since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and your employer has decided to restructure their business. As a result, you have been advised that your position has been made ‘redundant’. You want to know what your options are and what steps...
by JFM Team | Jul 9, 2020
The high profile complaints against ex High Court judge Dyson Heydon have sent shockwaves across the community. With the ever-evolving movements such as #metoo, more and more people are feeling empowered to express their own stories of sexual harassment, victimisation...
by JFM Team | Jun 30, 2020
Employees have a right to claim their wages for up to 6 years after the amount became due and payable. If the circumstances in Broadlex Services Pty Ltd v United Workers’ Union [2020] FCA 867 apply to your employment some time over the past six years, you may have a...
by JFM Team | Jun 30, 2020
A recent decision of Broadlex Services Pty Ltd v United Workers’ Union [2020] FCA 867 in the Federal Court of Australia has affirmed that an employee who has their job title change from full time to part time without voluntary acceptance by the employee is likely be...
