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Two jobs into one: redundancy or dismissal?

When making a role redundant, employers need to ensure the redundancy is genuine. Read this case about a redundancy dispute.

Casual employees: long service leave entitlements

Casual employees’ entitlement to long service leave benefits varies from state to state.

My Business How We Help Be a better employer Managing people

Workplace investigations: The dos and don'ts

Workplace investigations can be crucial to the successful resolution of a complaint or the defence of a legal claim against your business.

My Business How We Help Be a better employer Managing risk

How long do you keep general risk assessment records?

How long should you need to keep general risk assessment records? Read more here to make sure you’ve got it covered.

Can your employee claim workers compensation if they contract COVID-19?

Understand your liability as an employer if an employee were to contract the coronavirus at work and what this means for workers compensation claims.

Should you rehire a former employee?

What recruitment issues can arise when a former employee rejoins your business? Learn about the pros and cons of rehiring past employees and the precautions you should take.

Is working 45-50 hours per week unreasonable?

Understand the additional hours provisions under the Fair Work Act and what it means if employees refuse to work.

My Business How We Help Be a better employer Getting legal advice

High Court upholds Workpac appeal

The High Court of Australia has unanimously upheld WorkPac’s appeal against a Full Federal Court decision finding its former employee, Robert Rossato, was not in fact a casual employee at law (WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2021] HCA 23).