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Is There a Skeleton in Your Cupboard?
Recently, I was asked by an elder relative, a long retired medical doctor, to assist with the cleaning up of his garage. See Brian's arcticle, Is There a Skeleton in Your Cupboard?
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Need to review Australia’s immigration arrangements
Brian has written an article on the need to review Australia’s immigration arrangements in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the now excessive unemployment rate in Australia.
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Casual Employment
The issue of “casual employment” has been in the press a great deal. See Brian's arcticle, Simplification of the Modern Award & Australian Employment Systems by Removing the Concept of Casual Employment.
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Disciplinary Investigations: The Need to be Both Effective and Fair
Brian Williamson has delivered a paper at the LawAsia Employment Forum in Fiji on
"Disciplinary Investigations: The Need to be Both Effective and Fair". The paper is a useful starting point for employers seeking to understand the investigation process.
Industrial Relations post Federal Elections
Brian Williamson presented "Industrial Relations following the Federal Elections" to several client groups of WilliamsonBarwick. This paper is a useful starting point for employers to come to grips with what changes to the architecture of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) may occur in the next 12 months. A copy of Brian’s powerpoint presentation and his views on what will change over the next 12 months can be accessed upon request.
Sale of Business and Transfers of Work
For the past few years, Brian Williamson has presented seminar papers on the topic of "Sale of Business and Transfers of Work" to a number of state and national conference. This paper is a useful starting point for both vendors and purchasers to understand the rights of and their obligations to employees who either stay with the vendor following the sale or are transferred to the purchaser on completion of the sale.
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