Australia: Secondary boycott actions under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 – Workplace Solutions Quarterly Newsletter – January 2015

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has indicated that it intends to become more active in the area of industrial disputes by reactivating the use of secondary boycott actions.

Pursuant to Section 45D of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), a person must not, in concert with a second person, engage in conduct that hinders or prevents a third person from supplying to or acquiring from a fourth person, goods and services, where the […]

By | February 8th, 2015 ||

Australia: Employment law refresher

Entitlement to Accrued Sick Leave Entitlements

Sub-Division A of Division 7 of the Fair Work Act 2009 provides that all employees “other than casual employees” are entitled to paid personal leave. Section 96 of the Fair Work Act provides that:

For each year of service with his or her employer, an employee is entitled to 10 days of paid/carer’s leave.
An employee’s entitlement to paid personal/carer’s leave accrues progressively during a year of service according to the […]

By | February 8th, 2015 ||

Canada: Employee Free Speech: Is It Muted By "Abusive Stardom"?

Penned in the midst of England’s Civil War, Milton’s great pamphlet published 370 years ago remains seminal to recent events at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Indeed, while his specific target at the time was the system for licensing and approving books, the classic plea for free expression resonates, particularly in the case of bungled attempts to muzzle celebrated CBC journalist Linden MacIntyre.

When the CBC announced that there would be 657 full time jobs […]

By | February 7th, 2015 ||