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Recent decisions have shown a dramatic increase in the damages that Courts are prepared to award victims of sexual harassment in the workplace, writes experienced workplace lawyer Andrew Clare.
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Swearing appears to be on the rise in the workplace and arguably there is a wider trend to be more accepting of it, writes Workplace Lawyer Belal Moraby.
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With the recent announcement that major chains Masters Home Improvement and Dick Smith Electronics will be closing their doors nationwide, Victoria Bell and Ben Smith outline what considerations employees who are being made redundant should turn their mind to.
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Senior TGB workplace lawyer Andrew Clare outlines some of the key concerns in relation to restraint on trade clauses in employment contracts.
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TGB workplace lawyer Belal Moraby writes about workers rights relating to overtime.
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New laws are set to target workplace bullying in Australia from 2014, writes TGB employment lawyer Amber Sprague.
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Every non-government employee is subject to an employment contract whether they know it or not, writes TGB’s Ben Smith.
An employment contract is a legally binding agreement between an employer and an employee. It may be nothing but a handshake and verbal agreement, it could be in writing, or a combination of both. ...
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If an employer offers you a redundancy it pays to know your legal entitlements, writes TGB’s Ben Smith.
Redundancy occurs when an employer no longer requires the job done by the employee to be done by anyone and makes that job redundant.
There can be numerous reasons why this might happen. For example, the business...
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The Fair Work Amendment Act 2012 received Royal Assent on 4 December 2012 and took effect as at 1 January 2013, writes TGB's Belal Moraby.
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