Return to office mandates by employers: What the law says Can an employer, having first directed you to work from home, now turn around and mandate you don’t?
Wage theft is rampant in Australia. So why hasn’t it been criminalised yet? It is clear wage theft and other forms of non-compliance with minimum labour standards are major problems in Australia.
Unfair dismissal rulings show employers need to follow fair process in vaccine refusal cases In recent months two Australian workers have won unfair dismissal cases after being sacked for not complying with their employer’s vaccination orders.
Fair Work’s ruling in the BHP dispute is not a win for opponents of vaccine mandates The Fair Work Commission's ruling against BHP doesn’t question an employer's general right to introduce issue mandatory vaccination policies.
Why Qantas is able to mandate vaccinations for all workers, but other companies will find it harder Qantas determined the majority of employees support its move for mandatory vaccinations. But it might still face a legal storm if its policy is tested before a tribunal or court.
Will airlines be allowed to mandate vaccines for employees? The legal ground in Australia for employers to insist that employees be vaccinated remains murky.
