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Regulations for WA Work Health and Safety | Lexology
Australia
September 11 2019 The public consultation phase for the Work Health and Safety Act for Western Australia (WHS Act (WA)) ended on 31 August 2018. On Tuesday 27 August 2019, Western Australian Industrial Relations Minister Bill Johnston announced that they are now seeking submissions on the introduction of three sets of Work Health and Safety (WHS) regulations to support the WHS Act (WA).
Four things to consider in order to help stressed FIFO workers
Recent tragedies have put the spotlight on FIFO workers’ vulnerability to stress, and on what employers should be doing about it. Tragic stories involving fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers, including recent suicides, have raised questions about what can be done and what responsibilities employers have towards such workers. Health and safety risk In January, the ABC reported a spate of suicides in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Domestic violence leave is a national standard – what happens now? - HRM online
Unpaid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave has become part of the National Employment Standards. So employers need to understand the entitlement and consider potentially fraught issues. Any workplace could be employing an FDV victim. The Bureau of Statistics says that, of Australians aged over 15, one in six women and one in 16 men have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner. These numbers don’t include other forms of FDV.
When does a redundancy become an unfair dismissal?
It’s a common misconception that employees dismissed on redundancy grounds cannot claim unfair dismissal. While it’s not typical for these employees to do so, there are some cases that show employers may risk a claim if they fail to understand the “genuine redundancy” concept. Any legitimate redundancy must comply with the “genuine redundancy” terms under section 389 of the Fair Work Act 2009 .
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