Barney Adams
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Lexology,
Human Resources Director Australia,
GolfWRX,
Golf Inc.,
Altavista Journal
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New workplace Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment Code of Practice
Employers will now have access to long-awaited guidelines on how best to safeguard their people against sexual and gender-based harassment in the workplace. On 5 March 2025, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Murray Watt, approved the Work Health and Safety (Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment) Code of Practice 2025 (Code), officially implementing recommendation 35 of the 2020 Respect@Work report.
Where safety and law meet: The power of lawyers and safety professionals working together
Things can get murky when lawyers and safety professionals work within silos—but when these two worlds meet, the real magic happens. Macpherson Kelley Special Counsel Barney Adams and Principal Consultant at Action OHS Consulting Janelle Corbett discuss the impact they’ve seen when lawyers and safety professionals team up to support a client’s safety journey.
Tick and flick: When going through the motions is not enough
Two recent unfair dismissal cases have highlighted the dangers of ‘tick and flick’ approaches to complying with employment obligations. In the first case, an employee was found to have been unfairly dismissed, even though there was a valid reason for the termination of his employment. A crucial factor was the finding that the employee had not been sufficiently informed of the workplace policies the employer relied upon to dismiss him.
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