The main contributors to the gender pay gap were revealed last week, ahead of the Australian Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit in September. The findings, in KPMG’s report, She’s Price(d)less: the economics of the gender pay gap, are timely, given women’s...
Stalling gender pay gap on the radar ahead of Summit
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Ai Group Workplace Lawyers boost mediation service offering
Ai Group Workplace Lawyers have boosted their mediation service offering. Joanna Knoth, Vikki Sultana and Stephen Marriott, all Special Counsel in our North Sydney team, have successfully completed their National Mediation Accreditation training and...
FIFO employers urged to do more to end sexual harassment against women
A report into sexual harassment against women in the FIFO (fly in-fly out) mining industry in Western Australia says much more needs to be done to create safe and inclusive workforces. Among other things, the report, titled Enough is...
Family and Domestic Violence Leave Review 2021
Over the past 12 months, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has been conducting the Family and Domestic Violence Review 2021 (the Review). The Review is considering whether award-covered employees should have paid family and domestic violence leave entitlements and, if...
Independent, external expertise the key to getting workplace investigations right
Businesses risk significant financial and reputational damage if an investigation into workplace misconduct is mishandled. Many leaders do not realise a detailed investigation is an important step that should take place after an allegation has been reported and...
Update on Western Australia’s Work Health and Safety Laws
Businesses should take the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Western Australia as an opportunity to do a deep dive into Western Australia’s new work health and safety laws. After extensive delays, Western Australia’s new Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) (Work...
Palmbachs v Return to Work Corporation of SA [2022] SAET 14
The South Australian Employment Tribunal (the Tribunal) has found that the death of an employee while exercising in a hotel gym during a work trip to China to be compensable under the Return to Work Act 2014 (SA) (the Act). The employee, Mr Palmbachs, who was the...
Finelli v Return To Work SA and ARA Manufacture Pty Ltd [2021] SAET 259
In this matter, the worker, Ms Finelli, unsuccessfully challenged the decision of the insurer’s agent, Employers Mutual Limited (EML), to reject her workers’ compensation claim arising from a psychological injury in her employment with ARA Manufacture Pty Ltd...
Ai Group Workplace Lawyers young gun a finalist in prestigious awards
Ai Group Workplace Lawyers’ Colin Chang has been shortlisted for the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards 2022. The list of finalists, announced today, includes more than 270 high-achieving professionals under the age of 30 across 31 submission-based...
Geselle v Department for Health and Wellbeing [2021] SAET 167
This case presents as a timely reminder regarding an employer’s obligations before terminating an ill or injured worker, irrespective of whether that worker has been in receipt of workers’ compensation entitlements. This matter arose as a consequence of an...