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Upholding standards and legal rights in the workplace – Australasian Lawyer
Upholding standards and legal rights in the workplace – Interview with Australasian Lawyer McDonald Murholme is proud to have been named by Australasian Lawyer as a 2021 Excellence Awardee for..
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Authorised Worker Permit requirement in Metropolitan Melbourne
Are you an authorised worker? Our team have broken down the Authorised Worker Permit requirement in Metropolitan Melbourne, effective 17 August 2021. In response to the current COVID-19 situation in..
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Swimming coaches to be paid more
Swimming is always an important part of Australia’s gold medal chances at the Olympics, so a decision made by the Federal Court of Australia about swim coaches pay is interesting..
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No Jab, No Job? Victorian Law Week 2021 Webinar
What are my rights if my co-workers refuse to be vaccinated? Can my employer mandate vaccination as part of my job? Can my employer force me to return to the..
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‘No clear lessons’ for corporate employers from Folau settlement – Lawyers Weekly
Wednesday’s settlement between Rugby Australia and former star player Israel Folau – the details for which remain undisclosed – leaves a lot of unanswered questions from an employment law perspective,..
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Why the whistleblower protections in Australia don’t work – HRM
“The fact that there has never been a successful whistleblower case in Australia speaks volumes.” The whistleblower protections in Australia are seriously lacking. Despite Parliament passing new legislation to expand..
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Underpaid workers remain out of pocket months after employers apologise – ABC
A growing list of companies have admitted to underpaying workers, turning themselves in to the Fair Work Ombudsman and issuing mea culpas in the media, but it can be months..
