Posts Tagged ‘workplace health and safety’
Work from Home request for desk denied by Employer is “plainly” reasonable
A decision of McKean v Red Energy Pty Ltd [2020] FWC 5688 involving an employee of electricity and gas provider, Red Energy who was a work from home employee due to COVID-19 gave a very reasonable direction to deny a request for a desk. The Fair Work Commission finding that it was “plainly” reasonable to…
Read MoreGeneral Protections Complaint – Huge future economic loss $Pay-out due to COVID-19
$664,601.38 payout! A staggering amount was awarded to an employee for breach of the General Protections – a substantial portion of this was assigned to the difficulty the applicant would have in obtaining employment in the current COVID-19, pandemic effected environment. TheFederal Circuit Court (FCC) has recently awarded an employee compensation to the tune of…
Read MoreWorking from Home – The Forced Hand of the Coronavirus
The Coronavirus has had a number of unexpected (and expected) ripple effects in the workplace.– Pay cuts– Stand downs– Redundancy– Government Assistance and Stimulus packages– Social Distancing– Increase in Microsoft teams and Zoom use– Sourcing a webcam been a bit more difficult– Who should stay in the office and who should work from home Working from home is not a new phenomenon and…
Read MoreRedundancy, Pay Cuts and Stand Down in the face of the Coronavirus
Pay Cuts? Stand Down? Redundancy? This is a difficult time we are currently in as we see clients, friends of the firm and connections take hit after hit during this time of pandemic status of the coronavirus. No doubt there will be a plethora of opportunity for Employers after this outbreak is satiated however in…
Read MoreCoronavirus in the Workplace – What do Employers do?
The Coronavirus has impacted a number of clients in various fields that rely upon travel, business in Asia, retail and manufacturing. We have had a number of clients asking for guidance as to what to do in these troubled times. The question needs to be asked – what do Employers do? A number of Coronavirus…
Read MoreOffice Christmas Party – More than just a Blockbuster
It is the festive season and a timely reminder of the do’s and don’ts for the office Christmas Party. If appropriate measures are not taken it can get out of hand, so much so, there is a Hollywood blockbuster about it! Rather
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