Senior Associate, Gemma Wheeler-Carver, in our Employment team reflects on legislative changes designed to minimise sexual harassment in the workplace. Recap on Sexual Harassment and changes to the […]
Director, Murray Thornhill, and Lawyer, Kimberly Jones, in our Commercial, Employment, and Dispute Resolution team have outlined the changes to the Western Australian industrial relations system that came […]
Gemma Wheeler Carver, Senior Associate, in our Employment and Dispute Resolution teams, has outlined the wage increase announcement made by the Fair Work Commission. Wage increase The Western Australian […]
Gemma Wheeler Carver, Senior Associate, and Murray Thornhill, Director, in our Employment and Dispute Resolution teams, share their EOFY Employment Law Checklist 2022 that outlines the main issues […]
Special Counsel, Matthew Lilly, and Lawyer, Kimberly Jones, in our Agribusiness team discuss the changes to the Horticulture Award. Many employees in the horticulture industry are paid on […]
Senior Associate, Gemma Wheeler – Carver, and Lawyer, Kai Yuin Yeo, in our Employment and Dispute Resolution teams have outlined the new work health and safety laws that […]
Special Counsel, Matthew Lilly, and Lawyer, Kimberly Jones, in our Agribusiness team have outlined the proposed changes. On 9 February 2022 the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Tax Integrity […]
Senior Associate, Gemma Wheeler-Carver, and Lawyer, Kimberly Jones in our Employment team outlines the high court decision in Personnel Contracting and Jamsek. Last year (2021), the decision in […]
Mandatory vaccination: Pubs, clubs, taverns, music events, and casino The WA Government have introduced directions requiring double-dose vaccination for all patrons at specific venues. The Government has also […]
The government has today introduced its access directions, requiring vaccination for critical workers across a large range of industries. Our Employment Law team has put together a quick […]
The introduction on Monday 29 November 2021 (subsequently replaced by directions released on 2 December 2021) the latest government vaccination directions has serious implications for those in the […]
The festive season is here and Murray Thornhill, Director, and Gemma Wheeler-Carver, Associate in our Dispute Resolution and Employment Law teams have prepared this guide to help ensure […]
Mandatory vaccination, health disclosures and Privacy Act implications Employee’s health information (including both vaccination status AND medical contraindications) is sensitive information of a person. Businesses covered by the […]
Murray Thornhill, Director, and Gemma Wheeler Carver, Associate, in our Employment and Dispute Resolution teams remind Western Australia-based national system employers (Pty Ltd companies, many incorporated associations, and […]
The festive season is nearly here and Murray Thornhill, Director, and Gemma Wheeler-Carver, Associate, in our Dispute Resolution and Employment Law teams have prepared this guide for planning […]
Murray Thornhill, Director, and Gemma Wheeler-Carver, Associate, from our Employment Law team, outline the decision made by the High Court in the case of WorkPac and the ruling […]
Gemma Wheeler Carver, Associate, and Murray Thornhill, Director in our Employment and Dispute Resolution teams, share their EOFY Employment Law Checklist 2021 that outlines the main issues that […]
Gemma Wheeler Carver, Associate, and Murray Thornhill, Director in our Employment and Dispute Resolution teams share the news that the Fair Work Commission has announced that the minimum […]
Murray Thornhill, Director and Gemma Wheeler-Carver, Associate in our Employment and Dispute Resolution teams discuss how the recent sentencing of an Esperance small business and its sole director provides […]
With the new WA lockdown announced with less than 24 hours’ notice, many employers and employees were left to decipher the directives issued by the Government themselves. With […]
HHG Legal Group Director, Murray Thornhill and Associate, Gemma Wheeler-Carver, from our Employment Law and Dispute Resolution teams, explore some key considerations for employers following the announcement of […]
Kimberly Jones in our Employment law team explains that on Wednesday, 9 December 2020, after discussions with various stakeholders and titbits of information about the bill being released […]
The festive period is here and Gemma Wheeler-Carver, Associate in our Dispute Resolution and Employment Law teams has prepared this guide to help ensure your headaches from the […]
HHG Legal Group’s Special Counsel Blair Campbell, provides insight into the complexities of the employee vs contractor dichotomy and how the ability to characterise workers under either category […]
HHG Legal Group’s Employment Law team’s Murray Thornhill, Gemma Wheeler-Carver and Kimberly Jones provide an update on what employers need to know about the recent changes and extension to the JobKeeper […]
HHG Legal Group’s Employment Law team’s Murray Thornhill and Kimberly Jones discuss recent cases involving casual employee dismissals and the common misconceptions employers and employees may have about […]
HHG Legal Group’s Employment Law team’s Murray Thornhill and Gemma Wheeler-Carver provide an update on what employers need to know about the JobKeeper subsidy following its extension to […]
HHG Legal Group’s Employment Law team’s Associate, Gemma Wheeler-Carver and Lawyer, Fintan Roberts provide an update on some recent employment law cases involving employee dismissals. With all of […]
HHG Legal Group’s Employment Law team’s Murray Thornhill and Gemma Wheeler-Carver provide an update on what employers need to know about the JobKeeper subsidy. So now that the […]
HHG Legal Group’s Employment Law team’s Murray Thornhill and Gemma Wheeler-Carver provide employers need to know about the JobKeeper subsidy. Now that the legislation and JobKeeper Rules are […]
HHG Legal Group’s Employment Law team’s Murray Thornhill and Gemma Wheeler-Carver provide a synopsis of the FWC update and Award changes. In amongst the buzz of the JobKeeper […]
HHG Legal Group’s Employment Law team’s Murray Thornhill and Gemma Wheeler-Carver provide some alternatives to stand down and stoppage of work for employers. Following on from last week’s […]
HHG Legal Group’s Employment Law team’s Murray Thornhill and Gemma Wheeler-Carver provide some clarity around what employers need to consider with the JobKeeper allowance announced yesterday. With the […]
HHG Legal Group’s Director Murray Thornhill and Lawyer, Gemma Wheeler-Carver, discuss the relevant “stand down” provisions, for both national system employers and State system employers. . In an […]
HHG Legal Group’s Director Murray Thornhill and Dispute Resolution and Employment Lawyer, Gemma Wheeler-Carver discuss employer obligations during this uncertain time. With the world’s human resources landscape exponentially […]
HHG Legal Group’s Murray Thornhill and Gemma Wheeler-Carver from the Dispute Resolution and Employment Law teams discuss the consequences of underpaying employees. Another large company has hit the […]
Gemma Wheeler Carver, Lawyer and Murray Thornhill, Director and Notary Public from the Employment Law and Commercial Litigation teams have written this article to update individuals and employers […]
CATASTROPHIC FALLS FROM GRACE: CHRISTMAS PARTIES, INTOXICATION AND DISMISSALS Dec 2, 2016 Last year we reported on a case where an employee’s dismissal for appalling behaviour at the […]