Ireland: The Do's And Don'ts Of Dealing With Inspectors And Accident Investigations

Accident Protocol
A comprehensive accident protocol is of great assistance in dealing with an accident at the workplace. It is also a legal requirement under section 11 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 for every employer to have adequate plans and procedures to be followed and measures to be taken in the case of an emergency or serious and imminent danger. The Act also requires an employer to revise such plans […]

By | October 27th, 2014 ||

Australia: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) – more than the financial bottom line

There are some who argue that the only way to survive the next wave of innovation will be to better understand and engage with our natural, social and financial resources. Richard Branson, in his bestseller “Screw Business as Usual”, exhorts us to stop doing business as usual, as it is wrecking the planet, and to transform companies into a force for good. Michael Porter, the acclaimed Harvard Professor, has been talking in recent years […]

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Australia: Three surprising unfair dismissal cases

Employers should be aware of three recent cases where employees were found to be unfairly dismissed in arguably surprising circumstances.

In Anderson v Thiess Pty Ltd [2014] FWC 6568, Mr Anderson was summarily dismissed for sending a work email that was highly offensive to persons of the Muslim faith. Despite finding that the email was in clear breach of Thiess’ policies and had the potential to cause significant reputational damage to Thiess, the Fair Work […]

By | October 27th, 2014 ||