The cat's out of the bag - coalition releases its IR policy *

Australia - May 9 2013
The Coalition released its workplace relations policy today with a statement that the policy "will not re-introduce Australian Workplace Agreements…

Co-authors: Stephanie McGuigan.

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Bullies beware – new protections added to the Fair Work Act *

Australia - March 22 2013
The Federal Government has introduced significant amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) including new powers for the Fair Work Commission to…

Co-authors: Sarah Houghton.

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Construction codes collide *

Australia - March 21 2013
Building and construction industry participants will be familiar with Australian Commonwealth and State governments' strategy of influencing…

Co-authors: James Forrest, Peter Pether, Shannon Etwell, Murray Kellock, Emma Goodwin.

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OHS Harmonisation – another year on and still not there *

Australia - December 20 2012
There have been some further developments in the "harmonisation" of OHS laws since our last edition. One of these developments moves us closer to a…

Co-authors: Stephanie McGuigan.

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Full bench upholds lawfulness of OHS provisions in modern awards *

Australia - December 20 2012
A full bench of Fair Work Australia has held that it is lawful to include provisions which directly regulate health and safety in modern awards. The…

Co-authors: Monika Holmwood.

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