by David | Feb 15, 2022 | Business
Many employers have reported challenges in asking their employees to return to the workplace after they had well and truly settled in working from home. No sooner did we start to get back to a sense of normal and a return to the workplace when Omicron forced a return...
by David | Feb 15, 2022 | Business
Did you know the Fair Work Commission now has the power to make “stop sexual harassment” orders to prevent sexual harassment from continuing in the workplace in a similar power to “make stop bullying” orders? A worker who has been sexually harassed in the workplace...
by David | Feb 2, 2022 | Business
The Australian Government recently announced changes to close contact requirements for employees working in a range of critical industries that are close contacts of a person who has tested positive to COVID-19. In general, once a person who is a close contact has...
by David | Feb 2, 2022 | Business
Managing parental leave can be challenging for employers and potentially create an unexpected burden on businesses. Managing the leave, covering ongoing operations and managing employee expectations are all up for consideration when an employee applies for parental...
by David | Jan 14, 2022 | Business
COVID-19 case numbers are rapidly escalating across Australia, together with the number of people who are required under public health orders to isolate while they await testing results and to quarantine as a result of being a close contact. It is anticipated that...
by David | Dec 8, 2021 | Business
The transition to and from the workplace and, in some instances, the ongoing requirement to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented many varied mental health and wellbeing challenges. Australian workers have reported: Feeling isolated, lonely, or...
