Dec 21, 2020
In episode 16 of our Employment Law for the Time Poor Podcast, join Professor Andrew Stewart, Partner Tim Lange, and Senior Associate Emily Haar, unpack some of the proposals in the Bill, including a legislated definition of casual employment, Award changes on the horizon, as well as adjustments to Enterprise Agreement...
Dec 7, 2020
In Episode 15 of our Employment Law for the Time Poor podcast, Emily Haar and Hannah Linossier discuss what organisations need to think about if they are considering making working from home a more permanent feature of their “COVID-normal” workplace, including work health and safety considerations,...
Oct 21, 2020
In Episode 14 of our Employment Law for the Time Poor podcast, Professor Andrew Stewart and Emily Haar build on their last discussion about what it means to be an employee by considering the so-called “gig economy”, or the use of digital platforms to find and perform work.
This is a growing area, which does not just...
Aug 13, 2020
In Episode 13 of our Employment Law for the Time Poor podcast, Professor Andrew Stewart and Emily Haar consider consider four recent cases on the vexed issue of whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee.
As the cases reveal, there are two competing views as to how the multi-factor test is to be...
Jun 19, 2020
In Episode 12 of our Employment Law for the Time Poor podcast, Professor Andrew Stewart and Emily Haar consider the fallout from the Full Federal Court’s decision in Workpac v Rossato, where a long-term “casual” employee was found to in fact be a permanent full-time employee.
In particular, they consider the...