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Update on Western Australia’s Work Health and Safety Laws

May 13, 2022

Businesses should take the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Western Australia as an opportunity to do a deep dive into Western Australia’s new work health and safety laws. After extensive delays, Western Australia’s new Work Health and Safety Act 2020... Read more

Palmbachs v Return to Work Corporation of SA [2022] SAET 14

May 3, 2022

The South Australian Employment Tribunal (the Tribunal) has found that the death of an employee while exercising in a hotel gym during a work trip to China to be compensable under the Return to Work Act 2014 (SA) (the Act).... Read more

Finelli v Return To Work SA and ARA Manufacture Pty Ltd [2021] SAET 259

April 27, 2022

In this matter, the worker, Ms Finelli, unsuccessfully challenged the decision of the insurer’s agent, Employers Mutual Limited (EML), to reject her workers' compensation claim arising from a psychological injury in her employment with ARA Manufacture Pty Ltd (ARA). Prior... Read more

Ai Group Workplace Lawyers young gun a finalist in prestigious awards

April 21, 2022

Ai Group Workplace Lawyers’ Colin Chang has been shortlisted for the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards 2022.  The list of finalists, announced today, includes more than 270 high-achieving professionals under the age of 30 across 31 submission-based categories.  Mr... Read more

Geselle v Department for Health and Wellbeing [2021] SAET 167

April 19, 2022

This case presents as a timely reminder regarding an employer’s obligations before terminating an ill or injured worker, irrespective of whether that worker has been in receipt of workers' compensation entitlements. This matter arose as a consequence of an unfair... Read more

Why Ai Group Workplace Lawyers have the edge on employment law

April 14, 2022

Ai Group Workplace Lawyers are a team of multi-faceted and multi-skilled practitioners who offer expertise across the full spectrum of employment and industrial law. Many of our lawyers come from nationally recognised law firms, bringing with them years of corporate... Read more

Understanding Market Benchmarking

April 5, 2022

You may have heard of market benchmarking in the context of remuneration planning or enterprise agreement negotiations, but what is it and what are the benefits? Karen Nelson, Ai Group Workplace Relations Practice Leader for Western Australia, says market benchmarking... Read more

Victorian employers, your occupational health and safety obligations have changed

March 24, 2022

From 17 March 2022, Victorian employers have new obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic) (OHS Act). The key amendments expand the definition of a notifiable incident and make changes to prohibition notices. Notifiable incidents Your obligations... Read more

Extension of Time to Make an Unfair Dismissal Application was Granted in Circumstances where Information of the Termination was Withheld from the Applicant by His Family

March 21, 2022

On 31 August 2021, the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision in Halil Goren v Tradelink Pty Limited [2021] FWC 5386. Mr Goren worked for Tradelink as a delivery driver for approximately five years. In September 2020, he applied... Read more

Outcome of the inquiry into the Coal Long Service Leave framework

March 16, 2022

On 16 February, the Federal Government released the final report of the Independent Inquiry into the Coal Long Service Leave Framework (Inquiry) and the Government’s response to the Inquiry recommendations. Ai Group was heavily involved in the Inquiry, which was... Read more