by John Morrissey | Oct 8, 2019
It’s good practice to keep your workplace policies and procedures up to date, as legal requirements and your business change over time. Questions to consider: 1. When was the policy or procedure last reviewed – when is the next review date scheduled? The...
by John Morrissey | Oct 7, 2019
Given the shocking prevalence of sexual harassment in the workplace, it is essential that employers are aware of how to manage sexual harassment claims. In 2018 a national survey on sexual harassment found that 23% of women and 16% of men in the Australian workforce...
by John Morrissey | Sep 28, 2019
Commenting on the Geoffrey Rush case, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins said that the case ‘highlighted . . . how defamation and sexual harassment laws intersect’. This was partly an answer to those who wondered why the case was concerned with...
by John Morrissey | Sep 22, 2019
Instituting return to work arrangements It is a requirement that each employer creates a return to work program within 12 months of becoming an employer. This program must be redeveloped every two years in consultation with employees and any relevant unions. The...
