PREPARING FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF WA’S NEW WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS
June 9, 2020 6:53 amThe Work Health and Safety Bill (WHS Bill) that was introduced into WA’s Legislative Assembly on 27 November 2019 will... View Article
S Billing & Associates 2019 Federal Election Alert & Checklist
April 12, 2019 7:50 amIs your business and its workforce ready for Australia’s proposed new Labor laws? Read on to understand the real impact... View Article
WORKSAFE PROSECUTIONS – IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS FOR EMPLOYERS, THEIR MANAGERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
March 7, 2019 1:23 amS Billing & Associates has successfully defended a site manager who was prosecuted by WorkSafe for failing to take reasonable... View Article
Director’s Briefing 101: WA Safety Law – The top 5 mistakes Directors make when it comes to health and safety
October 5, 2018 1:00 amIN THIS ARTICLE WE DISCUSS THE TOP FIVE MISTAKES DIRECTORS MAKE WHEN IT COMES TO WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (WHS)... View Article
Employer’s right to lawfully direct an employee to attend a medical assessment?
August 16, 2018 11:38 amIn this decision, the employer successfully defended a general protections claim where it dismissed an employee for refusing to attend... View Article
Making an employee redundant whilst on parental leave
August 16, 2018 11:18 amThis case shows that whilst there was a genuine redundancy, the employer’s decision to rush the make the employee redundant... View Article
A question of capacity and conflicting medical evidence
June 21, 2018 7:15 amIn this first edition of Insights, we consider the Full Bench decision in CSL Behring v Chris Papaioannou [2018] FWCFB 1005 and what it means for employers faced with the dilemma of assessing an employee’s medical capacity to perform their role.