We advised members at the end of last year that the Fair Work Ombudsman has released an updated Fair Work Information Statement. The statement, which details important information about pay and minimum employment entitlements contained in the National Employment Standards (NES) must be given to all new employees. The NES are the ten legislated minimum…

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Bullying and harassment have no place in a Catholic workplace.  Catholic Social Teaching holds that work is dignified and an intrinsic good, and that workers must always be respected and valued. Bullying is also costly.  According to statistics recently released by Safe Work Australia, work-related bullying and harassment accounts for 20% of serious mental health…

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    Ask and you shall receive! Due to popular demand and following the success of our first webinar in November, our new training calendar features a new webinar series with a selection of exciting new topics.     What’s on? WEBINAR: Bullying and Harassment – 5 March 10:30am – 11:30am. Register Here. WEBINAR: Social Media…

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A recent decision by the NSW Workers Compensation Commission (WCC) found that a Channel 7 reality TV contestant was a ‘worker’, and therefore entitled to worker’s compensation payments for a psychological injury she sustained on the show. Recent decisions like this prove that working out if someone is a ‘worker’ for the purpose of determining…

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