Samantha Beattie
McCabe Curwood
Articles
Don’t be a Chum(p): implement appropriate ergonomic measures in the workplace
Australia - May 17 2019 To what extent is a Plaintiff’s contributory negligence sufficient to break the chain of causation between an employer’s negligence and harm under s…
Do I need to be an Australian resident to become a company director or secretary?
Australia - June 27 2019 The Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) contains various provisions relating to constitutions of Australian companies, such as the requirement for a…
It’s not business as usual with the Fair Work Act - a new future for employee rights to take industrial action for climate change issues?
Australia - September 18 2019 On 16 September 2019, Adam Bandt MP, Federal Member for Melbourne, introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Stop Work to Stop Warming) Bill 2019 (the…
Hitler video - funny or foul?
Australia - October 3 2019 The Fair Work Commission considered whether an employee's dismissal for a parody of enterprise bargaining negotiations was an unfair dismissal in…
The Fair Work Commission’s Annual Report for Financial Year 2018-19: What employers need to know
Australia - October 28 2019 The Fair Work Commission's (FWC) annual report for the 2018-2019 financial year highlights a number of interesting trends in the field of employment…
