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To purchase an article, please email:\u00c2\u00a0LTA.Service@thomsonreuters.com<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0or\u00c2\u00a0contact us on 1300 304 195\u00c2\u00a0(Australian customers) or +61 2 8587 7980\u00c2\u00a0(international customers) during business hours\u00c2\u00a0(Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm AEST).<\/p>\n The latest issue of the\u00c2\u00a0Workplace Review<\/em><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0(Volume 11 Part 1) contains the following material:<\/span><\/p>\n EDITORIAL<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c General Editor: Jeffrey Phillips SC<\/em><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Depth in Goodbyes<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c David Nikolas Brodsky<\/p>\n Turnover, for better or worse, presents economic costs to businesses and economic and\/ or emotional costs to employees. In a perfect world, each party would understand the full impact of termination of employment on the other, in order to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153do\u00e2\u20ac\u009d turnover well. Meeting in the middle might start with employers extending themselves first. This article aims to shine a brighter torch on decisions around termination of employment, for the initial benefit of business leaders\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 knowledge, and with positive flow-on effects for employees through the application of that knowledge.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Cross-examination on Credit Issues<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Richard Burbidge QC<\/p>\n In the author\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s contribution to the Winter 2021 edition of Workplace Review <\/em>he focused on providing a general introduction to the very wide topic of cross-examination. In this contribution, the author instances some of the ways in which questions of credit generally arise in litigation and how cross-examination might proceed, including by providing first person accounts of some of his own experiences in conducting cross-examinations.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Respect@work: Ensuring Your Client\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Policies Support Employee Rights<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Virginia Ginnane<\/p>\n With the enactment of the Sex Discrimination and Fair Work (Respect at Work) Amendment Act 2021 <\/em>(Cth) employers are on notice to put sexual harassment, gender equality and other relevant policies in place as soon as possible, writes Virginia Ginnane. Regular training of employees will also be required to guarantee the effectiveness of the extended protections provided by the Act.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Comment: WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato and Freedom of Contract<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Dr Ryan Haddrick<\/p>\n The High Court\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato <\/em>was not a revolution in employment law, argues Ryan Haddrick. Rather, it affirmed the contract as the primary determinant of the character of the legal relationship between the putative employer and employee, with written terms of such a contract being the point of reference, not other considerations such as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153unspoken\u00e2\u20ac\u009d contemplations or expectations. Taking issue with other commentators on the decision, Haddrick maintains that it is properly the function of Parliament, not the courts, to provide employment rights to protect employees against alleged superior bargaining power. In this respect he notes by way of example, new ss 66A to 66M of the Fair Work Act 2009 <\/em>(Cth) as providing additional rights to casual employees.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Incapacitated for Work\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in SA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Return to Work Act<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Rick Manuel<\/p>\n South Australia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Return to Work Act 2014 <\/em>provides a basis for workers who have suffered work injuries to be able to return to work. By reference to the recent decision of Coleman- Sleep v Return to Work Corp of South Australia (Ceduna Koonibba Aboriginal Adelaide Health Service)<\/em>, Rick Manuel considers the operation of the Act, in particular its s 18 which obliges an employer to provide suitable employment for their employee who has suffered a work injury and who is able to return to work. Notwithstanding Coleman-Sleep <\/em>and other decisions by the South Australian Employment Tribunal advancing interpretation of s 18, clarification of the parameters of the Act\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s complex provisions await decision by the Supreme Court of South Australia.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Freedom\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A Workplace Issue<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Craig Ryan<\/p>\n The lifting of lockdowns and reopening of Australian society undeniably speaks to the well-founded longing of many for reconnection with family and friends and resumption of old lives. The opening-up strategy is also propagated as equating with \u00e2\u20ac\u0153freedom\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. This article considers the meaning of the freedom thus being popularised, and argues for a broader idea of freedom to found the way forward; one premised on understanding all dimensions of the pandemic and its impact, and on recognizing our collective responsibility for each other as we deal with the continuing crisis.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Wage Theft: From Underpayments to Epidemic<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Adam Searle<\/p>\n Wage theft emerged into popular consciousness through a series of high profile media exposes involving household-name businesses failing to pay their workers \u00e2\u20ac\u201c on a scale that was shocking to the community. This gave momentum to a political campaign, commencing in New South Wales (NSW), in support of laws that criminalised wage theft. Wage theft became a key dividing line in modern politics at both State and Federal levels. This article examines this development and the wage theft laws enacted in Queensland and Victoria. It concludes with some observations about what a NSW wage theft law might look like.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Reputation Management<\/strong><\/em><\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Jacquelynne Willcox<\/p>\n Getting the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153zeitgeist\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is essential to the salvaging of corporate reputations, argues Jacquelynne Willcox. By way of example, she recounts how, at a time of popular outrage after months of revelations of the unfair, disproportionate, and shocking treatment of women in the workplace, former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate won a public opinion victory when her legal and public relations team \u00e2\u20ac\u0153tapped into the imagery\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of powerful men judging women harshly. Similarly, the formerly reviled banking sector rebuilt its credibility by honing listening skills to recalibrate its relationship with the public, and by extension, government.<\/p>\n Click here to access article on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n INTERVIEW<\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n BOOK REVIEWS<\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n THE LAST WORD \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n DIARY<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to access on New Westlaw<\/a><\/p>\n INDEX<\/p>\n For the PDF\u00c2\u00a0version of the table of contents, click here: Westlaw AU – WR Vol 11 No 1 Contents<\/a> or here: New Westlaw AU – WR Vol 11 No 1 Contents<\/a>.<\/p>\n Click here to access this Part on Westlaw AU<\/a><\/p>\n Click here to access this Part on New Westlaw AU<\/a><\/p>\nArticles<\/h3>\n
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