A workplace law expert says employers will have the right to sack a worker who refuses to get the COVID vaccination except in some circumstances. Employer groups and unions say public education campaigns will be a key to the smooth and widespread roll-out of the vaccination program.
Barrister Ian Neil SC and RMIT University academic Anthony Forsyth said employers had the power to issue “lawful and reasonable” directions that could be used to compel staff to get vaccinated, but the law had not been tested in court for that purpose.
Speaking to nestegg, Mr Neil said: “I have seen comments or suggestions that casual workers have been underpaid on large scale. I don’t accept that that is an accurate description of what has happened.” …
Ian Neil SC, a leading barrister in employment and industrial law, argues that the conclusion of JobKeeper will have broader economic impacts beyond the labour market. …
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HRD talks to barrister Ian Neil about a landmark case involving an employee death…
Barrister Ian Neil SC said the court’s interpretation that payments in arrears could not offset JobKeeper “has very wide implications”. …
The move to remote working has thrown up a whole new set of questions about workers’ compensation.
The last few months have changed the world beyond recognition, and nowhere is that more evident than in the workplace. Leading Australian industrial and employment lawyer Ian Neil SC is with us to talk about the changes.
With Australia approaching the September end of JobKeeper cliff, leading Australian barrister Ian Neil SC joins Dave to discuss …
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