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June 2021

Morrison Government proposes changes to sexual harassment and sex discrimination laws in the workplace Employment
30 June, 2021

Morrison Government proposes changes to sexual harassment and sex discrimination laws in the workplace

The Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Bill 2021 (Cth) (Bill) was introduced into the Senate last week. The intent of the legislation is to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (AHRC Act) and Sex Discrimination…
Victoria Caldwell
Construction company wins case on exception to redundancy payments ConstructionEmployment
24 June, 2021

Construction company wins case on exception to redundancy payments

A Full Federal Court has found, in a case involving a construction company and the CEPU, that the “ordinary and customary turnover” exception to redundancy pay in section 119 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) applied to employees employed for a specific construction project. At first instance, the primary…
Victoria Caldwell
NSW reform | New obligations for design and building practitioners and professional engineers ConstructionProperty & Projects
2 June, 2021

NSW reform | New obligations for design and building practitioners and professional engineers

Recap The Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (‘DBP Act’) assented on 10 June 2020 created a statutory duty of care on residential builders to owners of land and each subsequent owner of the land (owners corporations and lot owners) over and above the statutory warranties provided under the Home…
Victoria Caldwell