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The Friday Workplace Briefing

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 suggestions to protect your business and people.

business management

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29:20

The Big Fight Over Award Flexibility

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2024/04/05

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew and Nina discuss the big fight over Award flexibility. The unions push for flexibility unless unjustifiable hardship – where will it end up?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

29:42

High Court Considering Damages Award for Bad...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2024/03/22

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew and Nina discuss a significant case before the High Court considering the potential for damages for psychiatric damage from a flawed termination, investigation and disciplinary process.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

31:04

The Essential Ingredients in a Successful Offer of...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2024/03/15

When is an offer to settle enough to trigger a costs order?This week, Andrew Douglas and Kim McLagan tell us what the essential ingredients are for a successful offer of settlement to an employee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

25:54

Entry Into Hazardous Areas

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2024/03/07

Andrew and Nina discuss the recent New Zealand case regarding entry into hazardous areas - WorkSafe New Zealand v Whakaari Management Limited [2024].This case is a reminder of the huge risks involved when these areas are not addressed and managed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

30:27

Safety and Enforceable Undertakings - Risk vs Reward

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2024/03/01

The Regulators have demonstrated the desire to offer undertakings in serious contraventions of safety law where there have been high consequences.In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang go through the risks versus rewards around enforceable undertakings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

30:50

Investigations Are Not Easy - If Lawyers Can Get Them...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2024/02/25

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Kim McLagan are taking us through workplace investigations and the challenges that employers may face when conducting them. They aren’t easy – if lawyers can get them wrong, anyone can.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

27:15

What Is All The Fuss? The Right to Disconnect, When...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2024/02/15

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang explain what all the fuss is about regarding the Right to Disconnect. They’ll discuss when it becomes law and how to manage it with your employees. It is not as bad as others are telling you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

29:44

Closing the Gates on Out of Hours Contact with...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2024/02/11

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss closing the gates on out of hours contact with employees and the Federal Government's latest push to protect workers, focusing on the elements, rationale and implementation of the proposed law.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

29:24

New WorkSafe Code - Sexual Harassment

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2024/02/04

Safe Work Australia’s new code of sexual and gender-based harassment is a game changer supporting safety regulators intrusion into traditional workplace law.In the first Friday Workplace Briefing of 2024, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will be covering the code, all the latest cases and law changes. The Model Code of Practice provides practical and valuable guidelines to mitigate or eliminate the risk of sexual and gender-based harassment in your workplace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

en-AU

28:29

Looking Forward - Top 10 Issues for HR, Safety and...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/12/17

Welcome to our final Friday Workplace Briefing of 2023. This week, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will take us through the top 10 issues facing HR, safety and injury management professionals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

29:22

The Long and Short of Fixed Term Contracts - Secure...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/12/10

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss the Secure Jobs reform of fixed term contracts becoming law today, what the new law means, how it operates and how you manage it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

27:44

When an Employer Disparages an Ex-Employee -...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/12/03

When an employee leaves or is dismissed, it is tempting to tell the world their failings. Recent cases on non-disparagement and defamation tell an ugly truth to angry employers who don’t hold their tongues. For this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew and Nina will be discussing when an employer disparages an ex-employee: the consequences in defamation and reputational damage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

29:01

So, Yes It Is Christmas - Out of hours conduct,...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/11/26

As the Christmas holiday season approaches and celebrations are underway, we must be conscious of our out of hours conduct. In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will be discussing how out of hours conduct is understood in recent case law, when that conduct can affect your employment and how employers should address it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

28:19

Disability Discrimination and Reasonable Adjustments...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/11/20

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas will be discussing disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments in the workplace.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

27:44

Do Damages Flow for Psychological Injury Under Your...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/11/12

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss whether damages can flow from psychological injury from termination under an employment contract. By using recent case law, they'll demonstrate why the answer is a resounding no!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

26:19

Safety Law and Sexual Harassment - The New Frontier

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/11/05

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will be discussing the new frontiers of safety law and sexual harassment in the workplace as regulators flex their muscles on psychological hazards.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

28:39

The Critical Nature of Documentation in Safety -...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/10/26

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will discuss safety in the workplace and the importance of documentation when it comes to managing safety.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

24:28

Workplace Social Media Do's and Don'ts - Accessing...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/10/20

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will take us through workplace social media do’s and don’ts, as well as when an employer is and is not allowed to access an employee’s high privacy social media accounts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

27:29

Where to Now - Contractors, Death of High Court...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/10/16

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Kim McLagan discuss the FWC’s new policies relating to contractors and road transport, and the lack of High Court intervention going forward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-AU

29:15

Reckless Endangerment Charge for Psychological Hazard...

The Friday Workplace Briefing ·

2023/10/05

In this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Kim McLagan discuss a Reckless Endangerment charge for Psychological Hazards given to the Victorian Building Authority (VBA). The VBA has been charged with Reckless Endangerment in circumstances when it would have been more appropriate as a matter of law, fact, and policy to charge them under Industrial Manslaughter. Why have they been charged? Why not Industrial Manslaughter and what does it mean for every other organisation that has

en-AU

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