Category Archives: Employment Law

Respect @ Work – New Legal Risks For Employers

Background The gender wage gap had historically paid men more than women for doing the same work. To address this issue a significant effort has been undertaken to identify the gaps and try and implement solutions to ensure that there is a gender pay equity enacted. This will mean that all employees regardless of gender […]

Cadbury Chocolates and sick leave – what do they have in common?

Two employees of Cadbury’s in Tasmania have just won a significant court victory which has changed the way many employees across Australia will be paid when they take Personal/Carer’s Leave. Up to this point, where employees work a 10 or 12 hour shift, they would only be paid 7.6 hours when they took paid sick […]