Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

In episode 20 of our Employment Law for the Time Poor Podcast, Professor Andrew Stewart and Senior Associate Emily Haar discuss the High Court’s recent decision in WorkPac v Rossato. The ruling sheds important light ...

An employer has failed to rely on reasonable management action to defend against a workers compensation claim as the investigation process was considered unfair despite the Member presiding over the hearing calling it ...

Workplace investigations involve several (and often complex) procedural and substantive requirements and considerations which are easy to get wrong. Consequently, an investigation can be a source of risk to an employer ...

In the recent decision of WorkPac v Rossato[1]  the High Court unanimously held that Mr Rossato, a former employee of WorkPac, was a casual employee and therefore not entitled to benefits such as annual leave. Ben Mo ...