Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) visa (subclass 400) *

Australia - March 22 2013
From 23 March 2013 a new business visitor visa called the Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) visa (subclass 400) will be introduced. The new visa is…

Co-authors: Jillian Howard.

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Australian business visa charges increased *

Australia - January 1 2013
Skilled migrants in demand The Australian economy needs skilled migrants. Accordingly, there is significant demand for migration advice for corporates…

Co-authors: Bruno Di Girolami, Louise Boyce.

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The beauty, the medical certificate and the geek *

Australia - December 20 2012
In November the Federal Magistrates Court reinstated a potential Beauty and the Geek contestant to his position as a weather observer after upholding the adverse action claim he had brought against his employer, the Bureau of Meteorology.

Co-authors: Dominique Hartfield, Felicity Clarke, Bruno Di Girolami.

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Workplace bullying at its worst: employer told to pay $100,000 *

Australia - December 20 2012
The Melbourne Magistrates Court has fined a laundry owner $50,000 and ordered him to pay a further $50,000 in costs for his bullying that had ‘harrowing’ effects on employees and was a clear example of an employer breaking occupational health and safety laws.

Co-authors: Dominique Hartfield, Felicity Clarke, Bruno Di Girolami.

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Post-dismissal conduct and discoveries relevant to claims *

Australia - December 20 2012
Sometimes in unfair dismissal cases, actions that become known to an employee after they are dismissed can be relied upon in presenting their case.

Co-authors: Dominique Hartfield, Felicity Clarke, Bruno Di Girolami.

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