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Welcome to Workplace Matters, your online resource for all things employment and safety.

On this page you will find our latest thinking in the form of alerts, publications, articles, opinions and podcasts. With our insights all in the one place, we aim to make it as easy as possible to find what you are looking for to support you in how you do business every day.

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16 February 2022 | Brendan Charles appointed Employment Service Line Leader

We're pleased to announce that Brendan Charles has been appointed as Employment Service Line Leader.
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9 December 2021 | Proposed 'expanded duty' to notify WorkSafe Victoria of additional 'near miss' incidents

The WorkSafe Legislation and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2021 extends the range of notifiable workplace incidents that employers must report.
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6 December 2021 | Keep your coal: mandatory vaccination still lawful and reasonable; but consultation is key

Our Workplace team highlights the background and the Full Bench's Decision about vaccination "Site Entry Requirements" in CFMMEU & Anor v Mt Arthur Coal Pty Ltd.
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16 November 2021 | Mandatory Vaccination Policies in South Australia

We highlight circumstances in which an employer mandated vaccination policy will be a lawful and reasonable direction, and important considerations for employers.
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7 October 2021 | SafeWork NSW case: refresher training and procedural failings cost employer $90,000

Failure to provide refresher training to a worker has proved costly to a transport business in SafeWork NSW v Crawfords Freightlines Pty Ltd [2021] NSWDC 442.
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1 October 2021 | New powers granted for the Fair Work Commission to stop sexual harassment

Changes to Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Act 2021 expand the Commission's existing jurisdiction to include sexual harassment.
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18 August 2021 | The Evolving Workplace: Mandatory vaccination policies - what employers need to know

In this podcast, we discuss mandatory COVID vaccination policies in the workplace, and employer obligations from a data privacy perspective.
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5 August 2021 | High Court overturns Rossato ruling on casual employment

The High Court of Australia adds another twist to the recently turbulent landscape of casual employment in its decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato case.
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9 July 2021 | Proposed industrial manslaughter provisions to Work Health & Safety Act 2011 (ACT)

Proposed changes to industrial manslaughter laws related to Work Health & Safety were introduced to the ACT Legislative Assembly on 24 June 2021.
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24 June 2021 | Insurance for OHS offences to be outlawed in VIC and other possible changes

The Occupational Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 poses new offences and liabilities, shifting the Victorian WHS landscape.
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