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Work Health and Safety Act 2011
On 1 January 2012 significant new work health and safety laws commenced in New South Wales and across the rest of Australia, with the exception of Victoria and Western Australia. Importantly, directors and senior management will be prevented from delegating work health and safety obligations under this new legislation and will have onerous due diligence [...]
A newcomer to industrial relations
The issue: Company X is a small family company which operates in an industry with a militant union presence. Despite the union presence in the industry, Company X had no exposure to the union in its first 40 years of operation. However, 12 months ago it found itself suddenly confronted with a myriad of demands made [...]
Why ignorance is not bliss!
The issue: Company X is a medium sized business that has transformed in recent years from a single private and family company into a publicly listed company which is part of a much larger corporate group. The expectations of staff had changed, especially with respect to compliance. HR data made it clear that many managers had [...]
Be careful what you wish for – the risk posed by resignation letters
The issue: Company X is a medium sized enterprise which encountered a problem in its head office when a key member of the accounts team delivered a threatening resignation letter to his manager. The Manager’s initial response was relief, thinking that the “problem” employee would soon be out of his hair. Nevertheless, he had a feeling [...]
