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Casual employees given pathway to permanent employment

18-07-17 | Following the Fair Work Commission's four-yearly review of modern awards, award-covered casual employees will be able to elect to become permanent full-time or part-time employees after an initial 12-month qualifying period.

Getting with the times: SOP Act trades facsimile for email

07-07-17 | Changes to the serving of notices under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) (SOP Act) have been introduced by the Electronic Transactions Legislation Amendment (Government Transactions) Act 2017 (NSW), which was assented to on 27 June 2017.

Sparke Helmore promotes 13 special counsel and senior associates

04-07-17 | Sparke Helmore Lawyers is proud to announce the promotions of three special counsel and 10 senior associates.

Failure to report health and safety incident incurs $25,000 fine

04-07-17 | A recent Workplace Health and Safety Queensland prosecution is a timely reminder that persons conducting a business or undertaking must report a health and safety incident or they may be prosecuted, fined and have a criminal conviction recorded against them.

Statutory benefit rates and calculator for the new financial year

03-07-17 | The updated list of the statutory rates under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) came into effect on 1 July 2017

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Opinion

06-07-17 | We look at recent penalties for WHS breaches in South Australia and New South Wales, and what this could mean for Queensland in light of the current best practice review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

05-06-17 | Can workers claim a privilege against self-incrimination in the context of workplace disciplinary action?

04-05-17 | We look at the right of a worker to have a second job and the options for primary employers when side-jobs have ramifications for their business.

03-04-17 | In the wake of recent tragedies, we look at the proactive response taken by Work Health and Safety Queensland.

14-03-17 | The importance of ensuring appropriate safety management systems are in place to manage contractors in the workplace has taken a sharper focus since the introduction of the model Work Health and Safety laws.

06-03-17 | Australia will soon see judicial scrutiny of the employer-employee relationship in the gig economy. We look at the view now being taken by British and American authorities.

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