The definition of unemployment according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics is ‘someone who during a specific period was not employed for one hour or more, is actively seeking work, and is currently available to work’. Figures from the Bendigo…
A baby mourned…..a woman scorned
I remember as though it was yesterday the day baby Azaria Chamberlain was taken by a dingo from a tent, in the dead of night, at Uluru. Lindy Chamberlain, Azaria’s mother was held in jail for three years, accused of…
A women’s world in politics – Is it possible?
There is a growing belief in the community that women must be given a seat at the various powerful political tables post COVID-19. These voices are not being heard on these critical decision-making committees in the numbers that women believe…
A class divide in worker’s rights
For a society that prides itself on egalitarianism the ‘mounting evidence that vulnerable workers have borne the brunt of health and financial impacts calls for a broader reform of an industrial relations system that has allowed a class divide in…
High Court overturns Mondelez leave decision
On 13 August 2020 the High Court allowed an appeal from a judgment of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia concerning how the entitlement to paid personal/carer’s leave is calculated under s 96(1) of the Fair Work…
COVID-19 lockdown fuels mental health crisis
The focus to date on health and safety measures has been to protect employees, customers and clients against contracting the highly contagious coronavirus. With the pandemic front of mind, companies have worked hard to ensure social distancing rules can be…
Employers exposed to work-from-home injury claims, say lawyers
Physiotherapists are reporting more complaints of sore backs and necks due to poorly set up home offices. Companies preparing to allow staff to work from home on a more permanent basis may be opening themselves up to workplace injury claims,…
ACTU Resolves to Endorse COVID-19 Payment for Vulnerable Workers
Rosa Raco, Principal and Katherine Taylor, Law Student The pandemic has exposed ‘vulnerable’ workers to even further risk. The Rail, Tram, and Bus Union’s (RTBU) National Secretary, Mark Diamond highlights that, “While some workers can choose to work from home,…
Legally Speaking – Workplace Injuries & Unfair Dismissals
Rosa Raco, Principal at WR Law in Bendigo, was joined by Fleur Jackson from Fortitude Legal to discuss workplace injuries and unfair dismissals. Legally Speaking is a FREE online event aimed at providing employees and jobseekers with access to general…
Working parents home-schooling are suffering high levels of mental stress
Many parents are multi-tasking and barely keeping their heads above water as they try to be the best they can while carrying full-time roles of parenting, teaching, and working in either full-time or part-time employment. There are some frightening figures…
