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Your coronavirus questions answered – A Current Affair
McDonald Murholme Managing Director Alan McDonald recently appeared on A Current Affair as a legal expert, answering questions around the coronavirus vaccine. To watch the full clip view it below..
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Jailed for a workplace COVID death? A look at industrial manslaughter laws – HRM
The laws of various states can result in severe penalties for workplace deaths. What does HR need to know? Australia’s various industrial manslaughter laws make it simpler to prosecute organisations when it..
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Churchillian lessons for boutiques from JobKeeper – Lawyers Weekly
SME law firms should take a leaf out of Winston Churchill’s book and recognise that, despite a new recession and JobKeeper soon to end, there are opportunities abound. When the..
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Overtime audits may be missing deeper underlying issues – Lawyers Weekly
Whilst it is crucial that law firms monitor the volume of hours worked by younger professionals, such audits might fail to identify broader workplace problems, argues one lawyer. Late last..
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Transport firm faces court as Fair Work sounds sham contracting warning – SmartCompany
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has marked the New Year with a sham contracting warning for small businesses, unveiling fresh court proceedings against a Queensland-based transport company. Boske Road Transport..
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Harris Scarfe saga cherry on top of ‘horror year for Australian workers’ – Lawyers Weekly
News that retailer Harris Scarfe has entered receivership caps off a “nightmare year” for private sector employees, with companies plagued by underpayments scandals and job losses, says one employment lawyer...
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Fired Toyota manager denied $379,268 redundancy package seeking $301,000 in damages – news.com.au
A NSW father is seeking a $301,000 payout from car giant Toyota after he was fired and denied a massive redundancy package after giving his son a slice of his..