Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

Contact: Piper Alderman (New South Wales, Australia) In the lead up to end-of-year festivities, Associate, Emily Haar reviews a recent decision where it was found to be unfair to rely upon multiple instances of mis ...

Introduction The collective dismissal of employees is regulated under Art. 29 of the Labor Act numbered 4857 (“Act”). There are certain criteria to be met in order for a given lay-off to be identified as collective ...

On Thursday 22 October 2015, the Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (Qld) (amending Act) received royal assent and was passed into law. Relevantly, the amending Act serves to unwind the previ ...

Employers must provide convenient working places and conditions for their employees by taking advantage of many possibilities. For this purpose, employers provide personal computers and e-mail addresses for their employe ...