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The Friday Workplace Briefing episodes

September 13, 2020FCW Lawyers - Friday Workplace Briefing | 11 September 2020
Your weekly update on the latest critical news and developments that affect your workplace, presented by Andrew Douglas and Karen Luu, FCW Lawyers.
This week's episode covers:
COVID restrictions across Australia and VIC - where to from here?
QLD introduces Wage Theft legislation, like VIC - what does it mean?
NSW's draft Code of Practice for managing the risks to psychological health.
Part 1 of our Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination series.
A number of interesting case updates, highlighting the lessons for employers in:
investigating potential terminations;
treating employees badly when they complain; and
restructuring with no consultation.
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28 min
September 05, 2020 FCW Lawyers - Friday Workplace Briefing | 4 September 2020
Your weekly update on the latest critical news and developments that affect your workplace, presented by FCW Lawyers.
This week's episode covers:
1. JobKeeper passes parliament and the consultation cases roll on
2. Employment law - perfect performance management and bad investigations
3. Carers’ responsibilities and roster changes - IR meets discrimination law
4. Safety responsibilities to non-employees
5. Reasonable Management Action - workers’ compensation
6. The last wrap on Contractor Management and case study
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29 min
August 30, 2020FCW Lawyers - Friday Workplace Briefing | 28 August 2020
In this week's episode we explore:
State and Federal response to COVID-extension of JobKeeper entitlements
Employment case on when terminate for not fit for work on noncomplying employee, failed allegation of bullying to stop termination and misuse of cloak of redundancy for what was a performance issue.
Contractor Management Part 3 - managing the contractor and the case study
Safety Law - the power of good policy
New IR law around Super
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26 min
August 22, 2020FCW Lawyers - Friday Workplace Briefing | 21 August 2020
This weeks episode explores: -
Evolving role of government in amid the Covid crisis including JobKeeper and mandatory testing
Due Diligence tests in Safety Law
Specialist contractors - contractor management
Employees allegedly feigning illness in workers compensation cases
Objective tests - employment law
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28 min
August 15, 2020FCW Lawyers - Friday Workplace Briefing | 7 August 2020
This Episode of the Friday workplace briefing includes commentary on
Case Study
Investigations Pt 4
Recent Cases
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27 min
August 14, 2020FCW Lawyers - Friday Workplace Briefing | 14 August 2020
Todays podcast covers: -
The Mondelez decision https://fcwlawyers.com.au/actu-plea-for-legislative-change-to-reverse-mondelez-decision/
Jobkeeper - omnibus legislation & stand down provisions
Contractor Management- busting the myths
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27 min
August 09, 2020FCW Lawyers - Friday Workplace Briefing | 31 July 2020
This weeks podcast includes commentary on the following:-
Update on Jobkeeper, workplace notification & Covid19
Industrial manslaughter
Part III on investigations
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28 min
August 02, 2020FCW Lawyers - Friday Workplace Briefing | 24 July 2020
The topics included in this weeks podcast include:-
Investigations - Part 2 - legal privilege
Jobkeeper 2.0
Omnibus legislation concerning leases
Recent cases
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26 min
July 30, 2020 FCW Lawyers - Friday Workplace Briefing | 17 July 2020
Friday 17th July 2020
Andrew Douglas and Karen Luu share their #SixWeekChallenge goal.

Andrew provides and update on the latest developments and cases/decisions across workplace and safety law.

Karen and Andrew deliver Part 1 (Part 1 of 4, across 4 weeks) of Workplace Investigations.
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27 min

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The Friday Workplace Briefing is a weekly podcast to update the Australian business community on the most significant developments, issues, and cases across workplace law, with practical…