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AAWI Sydney Conference – 24 and 25 October 2019
The Australasian Association of Workplace Investigators ('AAWI') will hold their conference in Sydney on 24 and 25 October 2019. Elizabeth Devine, of Devine Law at Work is Co-convenor of AAWI and as the Chair of [...]
AAWI Sydney Conference – 24 and 25 October 2019
The Australasian Association of Workplace Investigators ('AAWI') will hold their conference in Sydney on 24 and 25 October 2019. Elizabeth Devine, of Devine Law at Work is Co-convenor of AAWI and as the Chair of [...]
Unfair Dismissal threshold increases
From 1 July 2019, the income threshold for unfair dismissal claims made in the Fair Work Commission increased to $148,700. This threshold will apply to any dismissal which took effect on or after 1 July [...]
National Minimum Wage – increase from 1 July 2019
National Minimum Wage – increase from 1 July 2019 From 1 July 2019, a new national minimum wage of $740.80 per week/ $19.49 per hour took effect. Award wages will increase by 3 [...]
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Procedural Fairness and the Decision-Making Process
Procedural Fairness and the Decision-Making Process In the past 50 years, procedural fairness has emerged as a modern application of natural justice. While it is a lofty principle in theory, its application in [...]
Australasian Association of Workplace Investigators – Inaugural meeting of the Sydney Circle
Australasian Association of Workplace Investigators – Inaugural meeting of the Sydney Circle On 6 June 2017, the inaugural meeting of the Sydney Circle of the Australasian Association of Workplace Investigators was held in [...]
Managing Workplace Conflict Effectively
Managing Workplace Conflict Effectively Conflicts are as much a feature of the Australian workplace as human beings, equipment, furniture and paper. Workplace conflicts range from conflicts over (employer and employee) entitlements, individual [...]
The high price of not keeping confidential information secure: SAI Global Property Division Pty Limited v Johnstone [2016]
The high price of not keeping confidential information secure: SAI Global Property Division Pty Limited v Johnstone [2016] A recent decision of the Federal Court underlines the problematic nature of relying on [...]
The high price of looking the other way
The high price of looking the other way Many human resource professionals and managers are unaware that they can be held personally liable for contraventions of the civil remedy provisions of the Fair Work [...]
Dealing with Workplace Complaints – How to Avoid Formal Investigations
Dealing with Workplace Complaints – How to Avoid Formal Investigations On 28 July 2016 Elizabeth Devine presented a paper to a national employment law conference held at the Palazzo Versace on the [...]