Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

Author: Tim Lange, Partner Whistle-blower protection laws applying to internal (and some external) disclosures are on the cards. The amendments will bring a new and aggressive protection regime into the Corporations Act ...

Author: Madeleine Mould Contracts of employment are binding on both parties but, if changes need to be made by the employer, what is the best way to do this? Usually the first step is to seek employees' agreement. ...

Authors: Matthew Smith and Debra Gers The recent judgment of the Supreme Court in Pimlico Plumbers Ltd v Smith is undoubtedly the most significant decision of the recent employment status cases which impact in particula ...

Authors: Mark Brookes and Tom Pepper When a claimant has suffered loss as a result of a person’s negligence in the course of that person’s ordinary employment, the person’s employer will usually be vicar ...