Our project was finished. With grins on our faces, my colleague and I walked towards each other, hands sailing through the air in synchronised arcs. Onlookers shouted, “No, don’t! It’s not COVID-safe….” Our grins faded, but it was too late.
Continue Reading How employers can navigate the roadmap for Respect@Work after COVID
All the modelling done and released by our governments to support the roadmaps out of lockdowns tell us the same thing: as our businesses and borders reopen, the COVID numbers will increase. We will need to learn to live with
Continue Reading Getting ahead of the (COVID) curve
We recently had the pleasure of hearing from Futurist Ross Dawson in an exclusive conversation about the powerful drivers that are reshaping work at a dramatic pace in the coming years.
Join us for the second of a two-part series
Continue Reading The future of the world of work—legal implications, issues, and leadership opportunities
The future of work is in the process of being created. The leaders who seize the immense opportunity to attract and leverage the best talent in a swiftly changing world will excel. Interestingly, our own data shows that more people
Continue Reading The future of the world of work: Insights from leading futurist, Ross Dawson
The first time a global client asked me for a template employment diversity form, I didn’t know what they were after.
They wanted to track their workforce’s diversity attributes (asking every person about race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities, etc.)
Continue Reading Is it time to diversify discrimination laws?
The original idea
A worker stands at the gates of the docks hoping for work. The boss approaches the fence separating dozens of huge containers from those milling outside wanting to unload them.
“30 workers!” is the call.
The first
Continue Reading The evolution of casual employment regulation
During the Australian summer, media reports have documented a tragic spike in drownings at unpatrolled Australian beaches, as people search for remote swimming spots they might not normally use during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of swimming lessons – a
Continue Reading Taking eyes off the ball? Perception and tolerance of critical safety risks during a global pandemic
Over five years ago, in 2015 we wrote a thought piece about the “gig economy” and where it might be headed. Given the gig economy was then only emerging as a part of the broader economy, the impacts, positive and
Continue Reading The gig economy – a new category of worker on the horizon?
Some time ago, we queried whether punitive enforcement action against duty holders was the best approach for improving health and safety outcomes for Australian workers.
Since then, Australian Parliaments have been busy creating yet more offences for the statute books,
Continue Reading When bad facts make bad law: the impact of regulator discretion on health and safety outcomes
Seyfarth is excited to announce that Penny Stevens has joined the firm as a partner in Melbourne. Penny is a leading health and safety lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience advising on all aspects of work health and safety
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