The Friday Workplace Briefing
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.Social links:
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New Victorian Law Coming Empowering Reps and Doubling Reckless Endangerment Penalties
Victoria passes safety law changes that double prison time for employees and directors Andrew Douglas and Kim McLagan discuss the new Victorian Law coming to Double Reckless Endangerment Penalties and how this legislative change will empower Safety Representatives. Watch this week’s Friday Workpl…
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The Complexity of Managing Performance in a Psychologically and Culturally Safe Manner.
Managing performance in today’s diverse workplace is increasingly complex. Andrew Douglas and Tom Daly discuss the growing importance of cultural and psychological safety when managing employee performance, and the key considerations for employers. Watch this week’s Friday Workplace Briefing Vide…
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Managing Complex Disability Adjustments and What happens when it goes Wrong.
What happens when a disability adjustment becomes complex — and what happens when things go wrong? In this episode, Andrew Douglas & Tanya Maithani discuss Managing Complex Disability Adjustments and What Happens When It Goes Wrong, sharing their perspectives on the challenges that can arise and w…
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Do You really Love Christmas-after Parties and Discipline
With Christmas functions fast approaching, a recent Fair Work Commission decision is a timely reminder that the work function may not necessarily end when the official event does. What happens when the celebrations continue, things go wrong, and employee conduct becomes a workplace issue? In our …
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The Need for a Factual Nexus
When is a flexible work request genuinely connected to an employee’s age? Andrew Douglas and Monnette Samo discuss a recent Fair Work Commission decision that explores this question and what it means for employers and employees. Watch this week’s Friday Workplace Briefing Video here.
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First Case on Right to Disconnect Shows How Tough It is for Employees to Win
The Right to Disconnect - What does it actually mean? The first case to consider the new right to disconnect provisions provides important insight into what employers and employees need to know. Join Andrew Douglas and Kim McLagan as they discuss Kalleske v McGuire and explore the critical distin…
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Royal Commission into Big Build Corruption
The Royal Commission into Big Build Corruption – What You Need to Know In our latest podcast, Andrew Douglas is joined by Madelyn Hassan , who is stepping in front of the camera for the first time after helping behind the scenes with the FCW podcast preparation. Together, they discuss the newly e…
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When An Employee says They are no Longer Casual-What is The Test
When a casual employee says they’re no longer casual – what is the test? What happens when a casual employee says they no longer meet the definition of a casual? In this week’s podcast, Andrew Douglas and Tom Daly discuss the first case on casual conversion to permanent employment and the employe…
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How Ai is The Bully’s Tool
What happens when workplace conflict meets AI? In a recent Fair Work Commission decision, a body corporate committee was found to have repeatedly behaved unreasonably towards a caretaker, creating a risk to her health and safety and warranting a stop-bullying order. The decision also highlights a…
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The Growth of More Serious Criminal Charges in Safety
In this episode, Andrew Douglas and Jim Babalis explore the growing trend of serious criminal prosecutions arising from workplace safety incidents. Using South Australia's first industrial manslaughter prosecution as a starting point, they discuss how regulators are increasingly pursuing significan…
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