Latest Workplace Relations

The Bar • 15 August 2024 • ByGrace RobbiePoor communication and its nexus to workplace conflict

Here, a barrister and moderator with over 40 years of experience in the legal field articulated the crucial importance...

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Big Law • 24 July 2024 • ByPrabha NandagopalBreaking the silence: In law, we are reminded every day of how our...

Breaking the silence: In law, we are reminded every day of how our work impacts people’s lives and the social fabric...

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Big Law • 29 May 2024 • ByJerome DoraisamyFollowing a scathing report into Rio Tinto, which uncovered widespread...

Following a scathing report into Rio Tinto, which uncovered widespread sexual harassment, a BigLaw firm is investigating...

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The Bar • 28 May 2024 • ByJerome DoraisamyNew vice president, 2 commissioners appointed to Fair Work Commission

A senior counsel has been named as the new vice president of the Fair Work Commission, while an additional two...

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Big Law • 24 May 2024 • ByJerome DoraisamySafeWork NSW ‘making enquiries’ into Corrs

Allegations of psychosocial hazards at BigLaw firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth have prompted enquiries from the workplace...

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Big Law • 18 August 2023 • ByEmma Musgrave4-day weeks see staff personal days drop by 44%

The number of employees taking sick and personal days has seen a dramatic decline in companies that have implemented a...

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Politics • 23 May 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyExercise caution in going against your employer’s Voice position

Corporate Australia is increasingly taking positions on social issues, particularly given the growing prominence of ESG....

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Politics • 22 March 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyCould ‘right to disconnect’ laws work for firms?

While legislating a right to disconnect could allow lawyers to meaningfully recharge their batteries, detox from tech...

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Big Law • 18 March 2023 • ByLawyers WeeklyA big week for BigLaw: What’s hot in law (13-17 Mar)

Some of the largest firms operating in Australia made some waves in the news this past week — and not all for the...

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Big Law • 15 March 2023 • ByJerome DoraisamyWorkplace partners ‘inundated’ with huge uptick in work

As one BigLaw partner in employment and workplace relations told Lawyers Weekly, “I have just come off my biggest...

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