The Friday Workplace Briefing

In this episode, Andrew and Nina discuss how OHS industrial manslaughter provisions do not prevent employees from being charged with manslaughter under the Crimes Act.

The safety world often overlooks the risks posed by general crimes legislation as it relates to workplace safety - they should NOT!

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In this episode Andrew and Tom discuss how failing to provide training for high-risk activities makes officers liable.

If your business involves high-risk activities and there is inadequate training and no evidence of competence, directors will be held liable.

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In this episode Andrew and Kim discuss how the high court clarifies when a redundancy is genuine in the context of using contractors.

The scope for exploring whether a job is truly redundant has expanded again with a new High Court decision.

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In this episode Andrew and Kim discuss The Curious Case of the Victorian Government and Workers’ Compensation.

First, an amending Act to restrict psychological claims and now a Code of Rights protecting workers — what’s next?

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In this episode Andrew and Tom discuss Directors and Due Diligence: Lessons from the Whitemarsh Case.

Directors are facing significant growth in sentencing for safety breaches - the lessons need to be learned quickly.

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In this episode Andrew and Nina discuss What is Abandonment of Employment?

Employers are often faced with situations where employees fail to notify their absence, are arrested, or suffer an illness and cannot attend work – but when is such conduct amount to a repudiation of their contract of employment?

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At our next Friday Workplace Briefing Andrew and Thomas will be discussing how harshness can override a valid reason, covering the story of a reinstated University professor. A fascinating story about the failure to act promptly on misconduct, and how the Fair Work Commission deals with delays in disciplinary action.

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At our upcoming Friday Workplace Briefing Andrew and Nina Hoang will be discussing Delegates' Rights. Closing the loop has turbo-charged delegates' rights of representation in workplaces — where will it end?

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For this week’s Friday Workplace Briefing Andrew and Nina will be discussing the New NSW bullying regime starting 1 July 2025. NSW’s anti-bullying regime designed to fill the jurisdictional gap goes much further.

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At our next Friday Workplace Briefing Andrew and Thomas will be discussing The High Court, the CFMEU and Administration.

What was the case about, what did the High Court decide and what does it mean to the implied constitutional right of freedom of political expression?

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