Requests for bargaining - take care in refusing *

Australia - June 30 2011
On receiving a request to bargain, employers will need to carefully consider that request and their next steps.

Co-authors: Chantal Le Feuvre , Alison Spivey.

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Natural disasters in 2011 put emergency response procedures to the test *

Australia - June 2 2011
If you were affected by an emergency, now is an ideal time to review your emergency response procedures to identify what worked - and what didn't.

Co-authors: Joanne Husband, Shae McCartney.

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Harmonised workplace health and safety laws pass Queensland Parliament *

Australia - May 27 2011
The Work Health and Safety Bill 2011 passed through the Queensland Parliament yesterday.

Co-authors: Shae McCartney, Christy Miller.

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Can a workplace policy discriminate? *

Australia - May 27 2010
Making assumptions about employee's medical condition, together with flawed workplace policies, can leave an employer at risk of discrimination claims.

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Are your EEO policies and procedures compliant with the new laws? *

Australia - December 22 2009
The introduction of new obligations not to engage in "adverse action" and changes to age and disability discrimination laws gives employers a reason to take stock of whether their policies and procedures continue to be legally compliant and effective as tools of risk minimisation.

Co-authors: Stephen Gavin, Nicholas Allen.

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