Summer Series: The art of negotiation with Anne Marie Cade (Re-release)
Being able to communicate effectively is important when it comes to managing conflict. Someone who understands all about this is lawyer, mediator and conflict coach Anne Marie Cade, founder of the bo...
27 Dec 202115min
The ins and outs of unfair dismissal
Terminating someone’s employment is often difficult and fraught with contention. Perhaps the dismissal is reasonable: the employee is simply not performing, or is repeatedly doing the wrong thing, or ...
5 Dec 202116min
Update on mandated workplace COVID vaccinations
Finally, the country’s starting to open up after nearly two years of on-again-off-again restrictions because of COVID. Well, it’s more open for those who have been double-vaccinated. But what does tha...
14 Nov 202118min
Workplace bullying and the Fair Work Commission process
What one person might think is bullying behaviour, another person might think the same behaviour is not so significant. So who’s right? Well, as Paul Cott would often say, it all depends. Paul is Prin...
24 Okt 202113min
Fair Work Commission’s new initiative to redress sexual harassment
Recently, the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Act 2021 was passed. What happens now if sexual harassment occurs at work? What avenues can a victim pursue if they’ve been s...
3 Okt 202115min
The High Court speaks on casual employment
In a much-anticipated judgement, the High Court of Australia ruled that a long-term employee was a casual employee. The High Court’s ruling of Workpac Pty Ltd versus Mr Rossato, a labour-hire mining t...
12 Sep 202119min
Can employers make COVID vaccinations compulsory?
There’s been a lot of interest in the media of late about whether employers have the power to enforce their workers to get vaccinated. Where does the law stand in all this? What are the consequences ...
22 Aug 202117min
The ins and outs of wage theft
Wage theft is a term we’ve heard a lot about in recent years, particularly as the media has shone a huge spotlight on well-known brands and celebrity bosses who have “committed” it. But what is it exa...
27 Juni 20219min
