Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

Authors: David Ey & Gemma Twemlow The Fair Work Commission’s recent decision of Bajada v Trend Windows and Doors Pty Limited [2018] FWC 5937 takes on whether smoking at work can constitute a valid reason for ...

Author: Tim Lange A recent amendment to the Fair Work Regulations 2009 has raised some interest among employers and employees. Partner, Tim Lange, and lawyer, John Evans look at what the regulation is really worth and ...

Author: Ben Motro Moving at a sometimes glacial pace, reform and extension of private-sector whistleblowing laws has finally passed parliament, and will likely commence on 1 July 2019.  Ben Motro, Special Cou ...

By Fred Alvarez and Laura Seegal. Originally Published in the Daily Journal, February 6, 2019. It’s time to take another hard look at whether it’s worth it for employers to ask their departing employees not to recru ...