By
Anneke Reid
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October 02, 2019
The Domestic Violence – Victims’ Protection Act 2018 (“the Act”) came into force on 1 April 2019. The Act adds legal protections in the workplace for people affected by domestic violence.
It gives employees affected by domestic violence the right to take up to 10 days’ paid domestic violence leave per year (after the employee has completed 6 months’ current continuous employment). This leave is separate from annual, sick and bereavement leave.
Employees may also request (or have requested on their behalf), a short-term flexible working arrangement (2 months or less) which may include varied days, hours, duties and place of work.
March 12, 2019
Restrictions on the use of 90 day trial periods, regulated meal breaks and updates as a result of the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2018
August 27, 2018
Labour MP Ginny Anderson’s new members’ bill, the Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Bill (“the Bill”) was drawn from the ballot and introduced to the House earlier this month.
August 22, 2018
It is a well-known fact that while employees can be an employer’s greatest asset, they can also be an employer’s biggest potential threat. Employees often need to be privy to a volley of their employer’s confidential and proprietary information to effectively execute their responsibilities. The best way an employer can protect itself from an employee using such information after the employment relationship ends, is to enter into post-employment restraints with the employee.
June 13, 2018
From 1 July 2018, the parental leave entitlement to government-funded parental leave payments for eligible employees will be extended.
