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Long periods of leave – returning to work and avoiding dismissal claims
Safe Work Australia estimates that 500,000 Australians sustain a work-related injury or illness annually. This represents an economic cost of AU$68.1 billion. The Australian’s workers
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Dealing with workplace disputes – strategies for avoiding and resolving conflict internally
The modern workplace is a diverse environment. With people of all different ages and backgrounds working together, conflicts both minor and major in nature are
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Employer obligations when handling employee personal information
A look at privacy and disclosure As a matter of routine, businesses collect a great deal of personal information about potential and current employees. There
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Big HR & Employment Law Issues of 2022/23
Last week Harrisons hosted our annual end of year event for clients. During this event, we heard from two guest speakers: Claire Harrison (MD, Harrisons)
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Burn Out – What is it and how can we manage it together?
Is it just me or is ‘burnout’ a new catch phrase in the workplace to describe how people feel about working at their organisations? I
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Talent attraction & retention – How to find talent and keep them
When I reflect on the past two years, I never imagined it would lead us to where we find ourselves today – scrambling to find
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Navigating Remote Working Requests and Arrangements
Many businesses were thrown into involuntary work-from-home arrangements when the COVID-19 pandemic first struck. For many employers it worked well, for others it was more
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Employee or contractor – a look at recent High Court decisions in Australia
Whether a worker is classified as an employee or contractor is a legal issue which keeps on evolving. Disputes and claims have risen over the
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Are employers liable for the conduct of employees outside of work hours?
The lines between work and play have become increasingly blurry over recent years. If you think about how workplaces were 40 years ago, so much
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4 Alternative Sources Of Talent In A Tight Recruitment Market
It has become cliché to say that COVID had impacted the current recruitment market and there are no candidates available as used to be before.
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