Australia: What to do when a WHS Inspector comes knocking

Responding to a Work Health and Safety Inspector Visit
Visits to workplaces by work health and safety (WHS) inspectors are a necessary part of the enforcement regime of WHS regulators. They often occur in circumstances where organisations are under considerable time pressures, particularly following a workplace incident. A new Safe Work Australia report has found that regulators conducted 135,000 workplace visits and handed out nearly 47,000 notices in 2012 – 13. A visit from a […]

By | October 31st, 2014 ||

Muneeza Sheikh Appears On ET Canada Discussing Jian Ghomeshi’s Lawsuit Against CBC (Segment One)

On October 27th, Muneeza Sheikh appeared on ET Canada in this multi-segment interview discussing the former CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s $55-million lawsuit against CBC.

Click here to watch the first segment of this interview.

By | October 30th, 2014 ||

United States: Creationist Amusement Park Religious Hiring Requirement: Discrimination? Ministerial Exception? Or What?

Slate reports that the creator of “a Noah’s Ark–themed creationist amusement park” in Kentucky – an “Ark park” — (the same person who created the Creation Museum) has instituted a hiring policy which requires applicants to sign three documents before being hired: a “Salvation testimony,” “Creation belief statement,” and a “Confirmation of your agreement with the AiG statement of faith.”  Slate notes that “AiG is Answers in Genesis, Ham’s ministry and Ark Encounter’s parent company.”

As Slate […]

By | October 30th, 2014 ||