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What if Labor wins the next Federal election?

25 Mar 2018

In 2017, the industrial relations implications of a Labor government was the most frequently asked question from senior IR people in client businesses.

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Jail time for WHS negligence now a reality

14 Mar 2018

Mr Day, the principal of Cold Spark Pty Ltd, did not pay enough attention to his safety obligations, and now is in jail.

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Mental health: The invisible challenge for business

13 Mar 2018

You’d have to be living in a cave if you weren’t aware of an employee who suffered mental ill-health at one point. The pressures of daily life, financial stress, job insecurity and personal challenges create situations that flow into the workplace

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Work health and safety amendment Bill 2018

08 Mar 2018

New South Wales has introduced a Bill that will make both miscellaneous amendments to the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) (WHS Act) and provide certain members of the NSW Police Force with protection from prosecution.

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Tips for managing millennial employees

04 Mar 2018

Once you gain a better understanding of why it is that millennials have been branded with the particular traits attributed to them as employees, you start to realise that it has very little to do with their age or being part of a particular generation.

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Sexual harassment in the #MeToo milieu

21 Feb 2018

In October 2017, the New York Times reported decades of sexual harassment allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Coupled with the #MeToo social media campaign, a global discussion on sexual harassment in the workplace was unleashed.

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Feeling the heat in work health and safety

20 Feb 2018

After six years of harmonized legislation, State governments are starting to expand their legislative horizons in work health and safety. What can we expect in 2018?