Emily Wood

While workplace gossip may seem harmless, a recent Human Rights Review Tribunal decision has reinforced how gossip that amounts to a privacy breach can have serious legal and financial consequences.

What “work” relates to can vary between industries and for some roles, workers will be required to sleep over as a part of their shift.

Keeping people safe at work is a shared responsibility. The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (“HSWA”) sets out duties for businesses and their leaders to look after the health and safety of workers, customers, and anyone else affected by what they do.

Amendments are expected for the Employment Relations Act to change the transition period for its proposed income threshold for unjustified dismissal claims to anyone earning over $180,000.

Amendments are expected for the Employment Relations Act to change the transition period for its proposed income threshold for unjustified dismissal claims to anyone earning over $180,000.