On 3 December 2021 the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) delivered the anticipated decision in CFMMEU v Mt Arthur Coal [2021] FWCF B6059 against mining giant BHP,  finding its COVID-19 vaccine mandate unlawful. The FWC...

Since the start of 2021 Australians have lost over $220 million from financial scams. Of the total losses reported to Scamwatch for all of 2021, investment scams were the largest culprit, accounting for over half of the total amou...

A Perth-based sheet metal fabricator, PGQW Pty Ltd (PGQW), has received one of the highest fines ever handed down under Western Australia's occupational health and safety laws. In an important reminder for supervisors, the company...

On 15 October 2021, the Supreme Court of NSW dismissed challenges to the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for certain workers imposed under NSW public health orders. The two sets of proceedings in Kassam v Hazzard; Henry v Hazzar...

Superannuation reforms introduced by the Federal Government and effective from 1 November 2021 alter the superannuation choice situation for new employees. Until 31 October 2021, employers could have contractual arrangements in...

On 27 September 2021 the Full Bench upheld the dismissal of an employee who refused to get vaccinated. In Jennifer Kimber v Sapphire Coast Community Aged Care [2021] FWCFB the majority held that the employee's refusal to get vacci...