The Fair Work Commission will start hearing Applications for an Order to Stop Sexual Harassment from 11 November 2021, in accordance with the Respect@Work legislation passed back in September (read our previous alert here). Created as an extension of the existing anti-bullying orders, workers who have experienced […]

The Fair Work Commission has held that the management of a flight attendant who failed to follow a mask mandate was lawful, in the landmark decision of Watson v National Jet Systems Ltd [2021] FWC 6182. Ms Watson, who was employed by Qantas, sought a medical exemption after […]

The Federal Court has ordered two companies pay a combined $29,000 in penalties after it was found they refused to hire a prospective employee because of his age. Corestaff Pty Ltd, a labour hire and recruitment agency, were engaged by Gumala Enterprises Pty Ltd, a civil […]

The National Employment Standards (NES) in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) were amended with effect from 27 March 2021, placing obligations on employers to: Provide casual employees with the Casual Employment Information Statement (‘CEIS’) available here; Offer eligible casual employees with an opportunity to […]

The Senate passed the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021 last night, which supports amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 and Sex Discrimination Act to combat workplace sexual harassment. More information as to the proposed legislation can be found in […]

The High Court has today overturned the Federal Court ruling that an employee was entitled to paid leave while engaged as a casual on a series of consecutive contracts (see previous alert). In the 47-page judgment, the High Court defined a casual employee as one who […]