13th August 2010
By Dianne Banks, Kim McGuren, James Pomeroy
In this issue of @work we look at Paid Parental Leave, New ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines, Changes to unfair dismissal laws, redundancy and adverse action under the Fair Work Act.
29th April 2010
By Dianne Banks, James Pomeroy
In this issue of @work we provide an in-depth overview of how the Fair Work Act is being applied in practice and highlights key issues for corporate counsel.
20th November 2009
By Dianne Banks, Kim McGuren, James Pomeroy
In this issue of @work we look at the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination Payments Bill 2009) “Bill” and, consider the changes to the law relating to executive termination payments.
6th August 2009
By Dianne Banks, Kim McGuren, James Pomeroy
In this issue of @work we look at the changes to unfair dismissal laws following the commencement of the Fair Work Act 2009 and changes to how payments in lieu of notice on termination should be calculated.
23rd April 2009
By Dianne Banks, Kim McGuren, James Pomeroy
In the April edition of @Work, Gilbert + Tobin discusses managing employment costs during tough times, implementing change and redundancy pay obligations.
27th March 2009
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24th February 2009
By Dianne Banks, Kim McGuren, James Pomeroy
In the February edition of @Work, Gilbert + Tobin examines the introduction of the Federal Government`s Fair Work Bill outlining the 10 National Employment Standards (NES) and the steps employers need to take to ensure compliance by 1 January 2010. We discuss personal liability issues for managers and directors, give an overview of a recent prosecution on award breaches and highlight the importance of correctly determining whether a person is an employee or a contractor.
11th August 2008
By Sarah Alderson, Dianne Banks, Peter Leonard
This morning (11 August 2008) the Federal Government publicly released the report of the review of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) of Australia`s privacy laws.
7th August 2008
By Sarah Alderson, Dianne Banks, Peter Leonard
On Monday 11 August 2008, the Federal Government is expected to make public the report of the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) into reform of Australia`s privacy laws.
28th April 2008
By Dianne Banks, Kim McGuren, James Pomeroy
In this edition of @Work, Gilbert + Tobin looks back at our recent event where we focused on the attraction and retention of staff ranging fron Generation Y to Baby Boomers. We also examine the Governments discussion paper detailing a second wave of reforms to the National Employment Standards.
18th February 2008
By Dianne Banks, Kim McGuren, James Pomeroy
On 13 February 2008, the Federal Government introduced its first round of workplace relations changes into the Parliament. The centrepiece of the proposed legislation is the removal of the ability to make new Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (WorkChoices). @Work examines the proposed new legislation and identifies key aspects of WorkChoices which will continue at least until the transition to the Government`s new workplace system is complete. The commencement date of the new legislation will depend on the Federal Opposition, which has the numbers to block the legislation in the Senate until 30 June 2008. Once passed by Parliament, the Government will likely want the legislation to commence at the earliest opportunity.
30th November 2007
By Dianne Banks
Welcome to our special edition of @Work focusing on privacy law reform. In September 2007, the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) released a discussion paper in respect of a privacy inquiry being conducted at the request of the Attorney General.
19th July 2007
By Dianne Banks, Kim McGuren, James Pomeroy
From 20 July 2007 employers must provide their employees with a new Workplace Relations Fact Sheet.
29th May 2007
By Dianne Banks, Kim McGuren, James Pomeroy
@Work newsletter is a Gilbert + Tobin`s initiative to keep you on top of the latest news and legal developments affecting employment and industrial relations.
1st March 2007
Welcome to the eighth edition of @Work. This news service is a Gilbert + Tobin initiative to keep you on top of the latest legal developments affecting employment and industrial relations.
