The Friday Workplace Briefing
166 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 19 hours ago -The Friday Workplace Briefing is a weekly podcast to update the Australian business community on the most significant developments, issues, and cases across workplace law, with practical suggestions to protect your business and people.
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The Use of Personal Leave is Surging
March 09, 2023 23:21 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBWith the use of personal leave surging, employers are left asking what can you do? Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss key challenges facing employers across managing personal leave, temporary absence provisions in termination and psychological health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What is Sexual Harassment - Who is Liable and How Much Damages Really Are?
March 05, 2023 22:54 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBThis week Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss what constitutes Sexual Harassment, who is liable and how much damages really are. The truth following Leung v Chung. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Great Lie - Shedding Risks Through Contractors
February 23, 2023 23:03 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBOverwhelming case law says you can’t dodge liability by delegation to a contractor. This week Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang talk through the Great Lie - that you can shed risk by using contractors and discuss how you can get it right. To view the full episode and catch up with the week’s latest news and developments please visit this link. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Directors Going to Jail - Your Risk Around Psychological Hazards and What To Do
February 20, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this week's Friday Workplace Briefing Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang focus on why you need good governance and how to protect your organisation and yourself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Managing Change in the Workplace: The Safety, IR, ER, Workers Compensation and People Issues You Must Address
February 10, 2023 06:11 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBManaging change in the workplace is a challenge for all employers. Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will talk through the changes across Safety, Industrial Relations, Employee Relations, Workers Compensation and People that employers need to address. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What You Must Do to Meet the New Positive Obligations to Women in the Workplace
February 03, 2023 02:22 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBAndrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss what you must do to meet the new positive obligations to women in the workplace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
FCW's Major Trend Predictions for 2023 and How You Can Prepare
December 19, 2022 00:20 - 29 minutes - 27 MBIn our last Friday Workplace Briefing for 2022, Andrew Douglas and Mathew Reiman will discuss FCW Lawyers' predictions for the four major trends in employment and workplace health and safety for 2023; and give you practical tips about how to prepare your business for these trends and challenges. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting Discipline Right and How to Avoid Going Very Wrong
December 11, 2022 23:45 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBIn this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew Douglas and Nina Hoang discuss the discipline process; how to get it right and importantly how to avoid it going very wrong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When does your obligation arise to intervene in psychological hazards?
December 04, 2022 00:22 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBAndrew Douglas and Nina Hoang will discuss the issue of psychological hazards and employers' obligations to proactively prevent these hazards if they are reasonably foreseeable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Recovery Actions – Third Parties and Public Liability Insurance
November 27, 2022 23:48 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBThis week Andrew Douglas and Mathew Reiman discuss the impact of the High Court ruling that delivered a huge blow to Host indemnities for recovery actions; as well as giving you a wrap up of some important news and developments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Newest Regulator Target – Directors
November 20, 2022 23:12 - 28 minutes - 26 MBAndrew and Nina shine a spotlight on the Newest Regulator Target – Directors to unpack what the Regulators and Courts are focusing on, why there are greater risks for Directors today and what Directors should do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Labor's New IR Platform Explained
November 14, 2022 03:46 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBUnderstand the major changes, their purpose and the effect on employers The Secure Jobs, Better Pay amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) have driven apocryphal commentary from many lawyers. The truth is much simpler and less scary. Andrew and Mathew explained the major changes using simple case studies so the purpose and the effect of the changes is understood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Adverse Action Claims
October 31, 2022 00:06 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBWhat you need to understand and how to protect your organisation against a claim Join Kim and Mathew for this week’s briefing where they discussed the rise of adverse action claims. A recent considered decision of the Federal Court has provided an insight into what you need to understand and how to protect your organisation against a claim by quarantining the decision maker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Managing Absenteeism
October 23, 2022 23:35 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBPractical tips and tricks for employers dealing with increased absenteesim in a "post-COVID" workplace In this week’s Friday Workplace Briefing, Kim and Mathew will be discussing the challenging rise in absenteeism in our “post-COVID” workplaces, and the practical steps businesses can take to reduce the frequency and associated legal risks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Zero-Tolerance Policies
October 16, 2022 23:27 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBCommon mistakes that employers make when enforcing a zero-tolerance policy, and the risks around employees being reinstated if the dismissal was unfair This week Andrew and Mat discussed the practical implications of enforcing zero-tolerance policies in the workplace. Learn how to avoid some of the common mistakes that employers make when a policy has been breached and the risks around those employees being reinstated if the dismissal was unfair.3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...
Respect at Work Bill 2022
October 10, 2022 01:05 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBWhat impact would the legislation have on your organisation and how should you prepare for the changes? This week Andrew and Mathew presented a detailed review of the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022, discussing the key changes and what employers will need to change, to better prevent and respond to sexual harassment in the workplace. To view the full episode and catch up with the week’s latest news and developments please visit this li...
Delegating safety liability to contractors: The legal obligations and ongoing risks around managing safety liability in your organisation
October 03, 2022 00:48 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBThe legal obligations and ongoing risks around managing safety liability in your organisationJoin Andrew and Mathew for this week's briefing where they will be discussing the legal obligations and liability issues around safety in Australian organisations, following recent cases that affirm the ongoing risk to principals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Workers Compensation: Managing ill and injured employees, WorkCover claims, and return-to-work outcomes
September 19, 2022 00:12 - 28 minutes - 26 MBAndrew was joined by Workers' Comp whizz, Kim McLagan, this week for an update on the Workplace Injury Commission and a discussion on managing WorkCover claims, premium exposure and improving return-to-work outcomes. To view the full episode and catch up the week’s latest news and developments please visit this link. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fixing the gender pay gap
September 11, 2022 23:22 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBToday's episode included several updates from Andrew and Nina, including: Fixing the gender pay gap: What have we learnt from the Jobs and Skills Summit, and what employers can do now to build equity and resilience in their organisations? A high-profile exclusion of an NDA in a settlement agreement New WHS measures for COVID in different states Worker jailed over secret economy work See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Investigations gone wrong: Avoiding the common mistakes made by employers when investigating matters in the workplace
September 05, 2022 23:12 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBIt's been a busy week in the world of workplace news so we have a bumper update for you this morning, including: What's happened so far at the Jobs and Skills Summit Anti-vaxxers ordered to pay costs in failed mandate challenge Questions around unpaid leave clauses in Modern Awards for the Christmas shut-down period Andrew and Nina also discussed what happens when workplace investigations go wrong, and how employers can avoid the common mistakes made by others when investigating matters ...
What do employers need to consider before poaching workers in the war for talent?
August 29, 2022 12:59 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments. Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode, the team discusses some of the challenges that employers face in the current recruitment environment, and what those who are considering poaching workers need to consider. The war for talent and the potential perils of poaching workers What we might expect from Labo...
Gendered violence and sexual harrassment
August 21, 2022 22:37 - 29 minutes - 27 MBGendered violence in the workplace is a serious occupational health and safety issue, affecting well-being and preventing individuals from fully participating in society. In this week’s Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew, Nina and Mathew discuss the legal and practical considerations for employers in protecting their workers from harm. Workplace Gendered Violence: Who has a duty to stop it? Can employers charge for PPE? Independent contractor or employee...the debate continues! Additiona...
Should employers be listening to the “Quiet Quitters”?
August 15, 2022 00:03 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBThe latest employment trend encourages burnt-out workers to quit their jobs ‘quietly’. The now-viral TikTok video posted last month, explains the concept to followers: “You’re still performing your duties, but you’re no longer subscribing to the hustle culture mentality that work has to be your life – the reality is, it’s not and your worth as a person is not defined by your labour.” Andrew and Neath unpack the topic in more detail, including: how the employee psyche and workplace behavio...
Managing psychosocial hazards at work: Safe Work Australia's new model Code of Practice is now available
August 07, 2022 23:56 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBEvery Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode, Andrew and Nina are back with your essential summary of the latest workplace news and developments including: Managing psychosocial hazards at work: Safe Work Australia's new model Code of Practice is now available Tackling language barriers around safety: WorkSafe Victoria's new Compliance Code The risks of retaliation when managers are f...
Directors doing time for turning a blind eye to safety
August 01, 2022 04:51 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments. Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. Andrew, Nina, and Mathew bring you an essential summary of the latest workplace news and developments including: Family and domestic violence leave NT to introduce a positive duty for employers Reckless conduct charges laid in NSW Navigating the latest COVID spike Directors doing time f...
Post-Employment Restraints: From implementation through to enforcement
July 24, 2022 23:39 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments. Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. Join Andrew, Nina and Mat for the second part of our post-employment restraints series, as they discuss the steps employers can take to: Define a restraint at the start of employment Promote a restraint throughout employment Manage a potential breach of the restraint Enforce a restraint ...
Post-Employment Restraints: Who, What, Where, When, Why and How
July 17, 2022 23:52 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBJoin Andrew, Nina and Mat as they discuss the key elements in planning and executing a successful employee-restraint strategy. Who you need to restrain What you are trying to protect Where (and when) the restraint applies How to structure and enforce the restraint if/when you identify red flag behaviours that could indicate a potential breach The team also provides an update on the latest workplace news including the Victorian Government's Ministerial Taskforce on sexual harassment, and...
Enterprise bargaining in an uncertain economy
July 10, 2022 23:48 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments. Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode, Andrew and Mat discuss some of the current considerations for employers approaching their next round of EA negotiations. Mat will provides a quick update on what employers need to be aware of as vaccination mandates come to a close. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...
Recording meetings in the workplace
June 13, 2022 05:23 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: How does the law on recording conversations differ across states and territories? When can recorded conversations be used in legal or disciplinary proceedings? What are the key consideratio...
The risk of turning a blind eye to employee misconduct
June 05, 2022 12:26 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this week's Friday Workplace Briefing, Andrew and Nina explored the threat of condonation for employers when deciding how to deal with bad behaviour in the workplace. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Post-Election Workplace Debrief
May 30, 2022 04:04 - 27 minutes - 25 MBHow can employers start preparing for the proposed employment policy changes under Albanese's Government? Join Andrew and Karen as they debrief the election result and the potential impacts on employers: How employers can start preparing for Labor's proposed employment and safety policy updates Is it serious misconduct if an employee does not comply with an employer's policies? The pitfalls of not providing employees with the opportunity to respond before termination See omnystudio.com/...
Parental Leave Policies
May 22, 2022 23:31 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments. Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. Join Karen Luu and Nina Hoang for this week's Friday Workplace Briefing as they discuss: What are your legal obligations as an employer? What else do you need to consider when updating your policies around parental leave? What can you be doing more practically to support new or expectant p...
Performance managing high risk employees
May 16, 2022 00:31 - 29 minutes - 27 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Performance managing high-risk employees: What is reasonable management action and how is it treated across different jurisdictions Updates to the Equal Opportunity Act in Victoria The test...
Workplace Law Reform: Is it time for change?
May 09, 2022 01:40 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Qantas Redundancies: Final decision of the Full Federal Court Employee terminated after making a WHS complaint General agreement requirements for Enterprise Agreements Unfair dismissal cas...
Implications of the Federal Election on workplace law
May 02, 2022 02:20 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Implications of the Federal Election on workplace law Review the latest workplace case decisions Outlining the lessons for employers around employee misconduct, unfair dismissal claims, and...
The Implications of using Specialist Contractors
April 25, 2022 02:01 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: The Implications of using Specialist Contractors When does having a specialist contractor remove your liability for safety management? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Take the investigation findings to the disciplinary process and follow up with a disciplinary letter
April 11, 2022 00:17 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Taking your findings from the investigation to the disciplinary process and follow up with a disciplinary letter based on your investigation. How to do it and how to document it. How to wri...
Formalising the fact-findings (the report)
April 04, 2022 03:30 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Formalising the fact-findings (the report) Who you share the findings with – and who you don’t Using the findings to identify legal breaches How the findings result in disciplinary action ...
The Briginshaw 'standard of proof' test when investigating allegations of employee misconduct
March 28, 2022 00:46 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Fact-finding in workplace investigations: The Briginshaw 'standard of proof' test when investigating allegations of employee misconduct SA is the latest state to introduce industrial manslau...
Employees refusing to return to the workplace: Managing stress-based workers compensation claims
March 21, 2022 00:46 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Employees refusing to return to the workplace: Managing stress-based workers compensation claims Changes relating to the issuing of prohibition notices in workplaces and a broadened range of...
The new regulations in Victoria around psychosocial risk, and the impact on businesses
March 14, 2022 01:25 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: The new regulations in Victoria around psychosocial risk, and the impact on businesses Protecting the one-third of professional women who are reportedly abused online Recent cases involving...
WorkSafe Victoria's draft new psychological health regulations
March 07, 2022 00:27 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: WorkSafe Victoria's draft new psychological health regulations Supporting your employees back to work in the absence of a Government Direction The latest case decisions around unfair dismis...
Managing the risks of work travel
February 28, 2022 04:17 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Managing the risks of work travel - how employers can gain clarity on what defines "work" when employees are traveling, and how the different safety laws that apply when traveling outside Aus...
Rethinking talent and resources: How do you ensure you have the right skills and capabilities, in the right place, at the right time?
February 21, 2022 01:26 - 27 minutes - 25 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Rethinking talent and resources: How do you ensure you have the right skills and capabilities, in the right place, at the right time? The lastest COVID case decisions on mandatory vaccinatio...
How employers can build engagement to regain control of their workplace
February 13, 2022 23:33 - 28 minutes - 26 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: The proposed labour-hire harmonisation plan for Australia Two High Court cases this week indicating a shift from the tests for employees vs independent contractors The decreasing relevance o...
Return to work with Omicron
February 07, 2022 23:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Returning to work with Omicron Creating a clear workplace strategy in uncertain times Lessons for employers from the latest cases around Director liability, unfair dismissal, and workplace b...
The Friday Workplace Briefing - 10 December 2021
December 12, 2021 23:59 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: HR and Safety Predictions for 2022 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Friday Workplace Briefing - 3 December 2021
December 05, 2021 23:10 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Cancel culture in the workplace What does it achieve? How to support victims after the ‘end’ of the incident and investigation process The latest mandatory vaccination cases Lessons for em...
The Friday Workplace Briefing - 26 November 2021
November 28, 2021 23:44 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Fractious employees - who are they, why are they behaving like that, and how best to manage them An update on the Religious Discrimination Bill and the latest mandatory vaccination cases Les...
The Friday Workplace Briefing - 19 November 2021
November 22, 2021 00:08 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBYour weekly summary of the latest workplace news and legal developments, presented by Andrew Douglas (FCW Lawyers) and Karen Luu (Found Consulting). Every Friday at 10:30am, join us online to hear the critical news and developments that affect your workplace. Register now. In this week's episode: Is the "Great Resignation" a genuine threat for Australia? Investing in culture as your primary retention strategy The latest updates on mandatory vaccinations in the workplace Lessons for ...