The Friday Workplace Briefing
Episodes
What Is All The Fuss? The Right to Disconnect, When It Becomes Law and How to Manage It With Your Employees
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang explain what all the fuss is about regarding the Right to Disconnect. They’l...
Closing the Gates on Out of Hours Contact with Employees - Federal Government's Latest Push to Protect Workers
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss closing the gates on out of hours contact with employees and the Feder...
New WorkSafe Code - Sexual Harassment
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Safe Work Australia’s new code of sexual and gender-based harassment is a game changer supporting safety regulators intrusion into traditional workp...
Looking Forward - Top 10 Issues for HR, Safety and Injury Management Professionals
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our final Friday Workplace Briefing of 2023. This week, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will take us through the top 10 issues facing HR, saf...
The Long and Short of Fixed Term Contracts - Secure Jobs reform of fixed term contracts becomes law
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss the Secure Jobs reform of fixed term contracts becoming law today, wh...
When an Employer Disparages an Ex-Employee - Defamation and Reputational Damage
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When an employee leaves or is dismissed, it is tempting to tell the world their failings. Recent cases on non-disparagement and defamation tell an ugl...
So, Yes It Is Christmas - Out of hours conduct, party, party, party
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Christmas holiday season approaches and celebrations are underway, we must be conscious of our out of hours conduct. In this week's Friday Work...
Disability Discrimination and Reasonable Adjustments - A Case That Sounds Alarm Bells
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas will be discussing disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments in the workplace.See ...
Do Damages Flow for Psychological Injury Under Your Employement Contract? No!
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss whether damages can flow from psychological injury from termination un...
Safety Law and Sexual Harassment - The New Frontier
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will be discussing the new frontiers of safety law and sexual harassment in th...
The Critical Nature of Documentation in Safety - Ignore At Your Peril!
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will discuss safety in the workplace and the importance of documentation when ...
Workplace Social Media Do's and Don'ts - Accessing Employee Social Media Accounts
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will take us through workplace social media do’s and don’ts, as well as wh...
Where to Now - Contractors, Death of High Court Intervention and the New FWC Regime
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Kim McLagan discuss the FWC’s new policies relating to contractors and road transport, ...
Reckless Endangerment Charge for Psychological Hazard - A Victorian First
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Kim McLagan discuss a Reckless Endangerment charge for Psychological Hazards given to the...
Closing the Loopholes - Labour Hire Changes
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Kim McLagan and Nina Hoang discuss the recent labour hire changes under the Closing the Loopholes Bill and w...
Closing the Loopholes and Locking the Door - Big New Penalties for Wage Theft Under Proposed Legislation
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Kim McLagan and Nina Hoang explain the Federal Government's Closing the Loopholes Bill so you can understand...
First Stop Sexual Harassment Orders Made by FWC
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There have been recent developments regarding sexual harassment in the workplace, and closing loopholes that undermine pay and conditions. In this wee...