Employment Law Handbook

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Work stoppages in response to health and safety issues may still be unlawful industrial action

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Enterprise agreement-covered employees eligible for back pay even if not employed when the agreement commences

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Can you direct your employees to take annual leave for the Christmas/New Year shut down?

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Federal privacy regulation of employee records to change

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Time to act on underpayment risks

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Victoria goes its own way with psychosocial hazards

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Victorian employers’ obligation to destroy COVID-19 vaccination information

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