Erin McCarthy and Emily Haar discuss the current COVID-19 situation through the lens of the work health and safety (WHS) obligations.

The second in our two-part series on COVID-19 and workforce management, this episode goes through a structured workplace safety framework for assessing what can and should be done to manage the risks associated with the novel coronavirus, not just for direct employees, but also the broader general public who might interact with your business. It takes the regulatory regime for workplace safety as the basis for developing a practical management plan to implement effective and realistic (and legally sound) workforce management steps.

In Episode 7 of our Employment Law for the Time Poor podcast, Professor Andrew Stewart and Emily Haar discuss some of the possible employment-law scenarios which could arise if your staff become sick (or think they might get sick and stay away from the office), or your office needs to close down, and what consequences might flow from that, in particular, who pays?

The first in a two-part series, this episode asks employers whether they are prepared for how staff will be managed in this uncertain time (taking a lead from reliable public health advice, but implementing appropriate workplace management depending on the particular workforce to give a clear path forward for the organisation.

David Ey and Emily Haar consider what is on the horizon to be important in employment relations for 2020.

The National Employment Standards underpin employer/employee relations in Australia, and are in many cases deceptively simple. But what happens if a Court or Tribunal turns your understanding of a standard entitlement or arrangement upside down?

Emily Haar and Erin McCarthy discuss how to survive the office holiday party as a HR practitioner.

In our final part to our three-part special on whistleblower amendments, Emily Haar is joined by Tim Lange and Ben Motro to discuss the risks of public interest disclosures by whistleblowers and how these matters may play out in the court room.

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In Part 2 of our three-part special on the whistleblower amendments, Emily Haar is joined by Tim Lange and Ben Motro to discuss the requirements to have a whistleblower policy.

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In Part 1 of our three-part special edition dealing with the changes to whistleblower protections, Emily Haar is joined by Tim Lange and Ben Motro to discuss what the changes are, where they have come from, and what HR managers need to know.

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Emily Haar and Professor Andrew Stewart discuss Mondelez and other recent developments in employment law in Australia.

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