The Friday Workplace Briefing

Your weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments.  

Every Friday at 10:30​​am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now.

In this week's episode, Andrew and Mat discuss some of the current considerations for employers approaching their next round of EA negotiations. Mat will provides a quick update on what employers need to be aware of as vaccination mandates come to a close.

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Your weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting).  

Every Friday at 10:30​​am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now.

In this week's episode:

• How does the law on recording conversations differ across states and territories?
• When can recorded conversations be used in legal or disciplinary proceedings?
• What are the key considerations for employers?

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In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew and Nina explored the threat of condonation for employers when deciding how to deal with bad behaviour in the workplace.

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How can employers start preparing for the proposed employment policy changes under Albanese's Government?

Join Andrew and Karen as they debrief the election result and the potential impacts on employers:

• How employers can start preparing for Labor's proposed employment and safety policy updates
• Is it serious misconduct if an employee does not comply with an employer's policies?
• The pitfalls of not providing employees with the opportunity to respond before termination

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Your weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments. 

Every Friday at 10:30​​am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now.

Join Karen Luu and Nina Hoang for this week's Friday Workplace Briefing as they discuss:

• What are your legal obligations as an employer?
• What else do you need to consider when updating your policies around parental leave?
• What can you be doing more practically to support new or expectant parents in the workplace?

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Your weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting).  

Every Friday at 10:30​​am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now.

In this week's episode:

• Performance managing high-risk employees: What is reasonable management action and how is it treated across different jurisdictions
• Updates to the Equal Opportunity Act in Victoria
• The test for reasonable additional hours
• Ambiguity around pre-employment checklists
• Resignation confirmed to be constructive dismissal

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Your weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting).  

Every Friday at 10:30​​am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now.

In this week's episode:

• Qantas Redundancies: Final decision of the Full Federal Court
• Employee terminated after making a WHS complaint
• General agreement requirements for Enterprise Agreements
• Unfair dismissal case involving a curious doctor’s certificate

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Your weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting).  

Every Friday at 10:30​​am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now.

In this week's episode:

• Implications of the Federal Election on workplace law
• Review the latest workplace case decisions
• Outlining the lessons for employers around employee misconduct, unfair dismissal claims, and workplace health and safety

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Your weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting).  

Every Friday at 10:30​​am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now.

In this week's episode:

• The Implications of using Specialist Contractors
• When does having a specialist contractor remove your liability for safety management?

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Your weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting).  

Every Friday at 10:30​​am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now.

In this week's episode:

• Taking your findings from the investigation to the disciplinary process and follow up with a disciplinary letter based on your investigation.
• How to do it and how to document it.
• How to write a disciplinary letter arising from the investigation.
• What to do and what not to do

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