The coroner said he ‘reasonably suspected’ Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure had committed an offence under Queensland workplace laws, which could lead to a fine up to A$3 million.
Canberra streets, January 5, 2020. Employers can’t ask employees to turn up for work as normal without first asking some questions.
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An employment law expert explains why you shouldn’t use an age-related insult at work to demean an older colleague – an issue even the Supreme Court is now talking about.
This week’s landmark legal decision opens a can of worms for television networks.
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A landmark ruling that ordered the Seven Network pay a reality TV star compensation could have far-reaching implications for other productions and workplaces.
Amazon workers in Seattle walked off the job on Sept. 20 in a climate strike.
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Two-thirds of surveyed workers work from home one day a week on average, but could do at least half their work out of the workplace. If they commuted less often, congestion could be greatly reduced.
Jeremy Lee, a sawmill worker in Imbil, Queensland, refused to have his fingerprints scanned for a new security system introduced by his employer to replace swipe cards.
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Workers are increasingly not keeping their employers’ secrets secret, as evidenced by the mass whistleblower event that is the #MeToo movement.
Young people working in the hospitality industry – covering restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs – are particularly prone to exploitative practices, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
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As an employer, how will the Québec government’s duty to reasonably accommodate the needs of its employees conflict with its plan to ban religious symbols among some civil servants?
Doug Ford on the campaign trail in May 2018, promising to “open” Ontario for business. His Bill 47 does nothing of the sort.
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MeToo drew attention to sexual harassment in the workplace. But we are still overlooking other forms of discrimination and the insidious impact of sexual harassment on women’s identities.
When an employee is dismissed after making a complaint, it’s relatively easy for the employer to hide the true reason for dismissal.
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Banning relationships is likely to be ineffective and may result in disengagement, secrecy and resentment by employees of the encroachment of employment policies into genuinely private matters.
The secret settlements that leave the reputations of alleged sexual abuse perpetrators intact are also tax-deductible.
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Videos and other material from the ‘80s and '90s remind us that harassment isn’t about sex so much as discrimination, inequality and power.
Neil Gorsuch signs the constitutional oath after Chief Justice Roberts administered it in a private ceremony on April 10.
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The escalating indifference with which Uber allegedly reacted to a software engineer’s harassment claims is the norm in the corporate world, where enforcing civil rights laws is seen as a tax on profits.