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Round up on Fair Work changes starting 1 January 2014
The first day of January 2014 saw several new amendments under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) come into effect. The following article briefly summarises some of those amendments and their implications for employers. Fair Work Commission's anti-bullying powers commence The new anti bullying laws commenced on 1 January 2014. The Fair Work Commission (the FWC) now has the power to make orders to stop bullying in the workplace. The FWC is required to commence dealing with bullying complaints by workers within 14 days of the complaint being made. Employers should ensure they have effective workplace policies and procedures in place to deal with workplace bullying complaints. National Workplace Lawyers has designed the Workplace Bullying Employer Assist Package to assist employers with the introduction of this law and to manage complaints, more information is available at this link. For a brief overview of t...
20 January 2014Carly Stebbing promoted to Special Counsel and introducing Tass Angelopoulos
We hope that you had a refreshing and safe break, we look forward to working with you again this year. The purpose of this email is to share some news about our Firm. Carly Stebbing (nee Fielding) joined National Workplace Lawyers in 2010 as an Associate Solicitor and was promoted to Senior Associate in May 2011. Over the past three and a half years, Carly has assisted in the growth of the Firm's practice and has proven herself to be a trusted advisor. Carly is routinely praised for her availability, efficiency and the practical manner in which she conducts the matters she has carriage for. Carly is a skilled negotiator and advocate who has secured highly beneficial outcomes for clients both in litigious and non-litigious matters. In recognition of Carly's skills and experience, National Workplace Lawyers is pleased to announce Carly's promotion to Special Counsel from 1 January 2014. You can review Carly's full profile at this link. As you may be awa...
14 January 2014Safe Work Australia Release Guide for Preventing and Responding to Workplace Bullying
Safe Work Australia has recently released a Guide for preventing and responding to workplace bullying. The guide replaces the previously released draft Code of Practice: Preventing and Responding to Workplace Bullying. Both guides and codes of practice both provide practical advice to duty holders on achieving the standard of health and safety required under the model WHS Act and Regulations. However, guides are generally less prescriptive than codes and, unlike codes, are not automatically admissible in court proceedings. Contents of the new guide In brief, the contents of the Guide for preventing and responding to workplace bullying include the following aspects which were not included in the draft code of practice: an outline of the risk factors which may increase the risk of workplace bullying occurring; further development of the prevention of workplace bullying guidelines and the policy example; a dot ...
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