Time for change at 7-Eleven – workplace responsibility of upper management

The wage fraud issue involving 7-Eleven Australia has been highly-publicised, with the spotlight turning to the culpability of 7-Eleven’s head office.

The issue has highlighted that the upper management of corporations may face serious legal consequences when there has been a failure to adequately regulate the safety and/or employment procedures in operation at their franchisee or subsidiary workplace.
Timeline

2008 – The Workplace Ombudsman investigates dozens of convenience stores, including 7-Eleven, recovering $162,000 for 168 staff.
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By | August 12th, 2016 ||

Does All Employment Law In The UK Derive From The EU?

large proportion of the employment law which subsists in the UK derives from EU law.  To name a few aspects, discrimination, collective consultation on redundancy, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), family leave entitlements, the Working Time Regulations 1998 and The Agency Worker Regulations 2010. However, much of the employment law protection available in the UK is given effect by legislation which has been enacted in the UK, in order […]

By | August 8th, 2016 ||

Covert recordings in the workplace: What do employers need to know?

A recent spate of cases indicate it is becoming more common for employees to record conversations in the workplace, and later seek to rely on them in a legal proceeding against their former employer. A 2015 Federal Circuit Court decision examined the circumstances in which these types of recordings are obtained, and whether they should be admitted as evidence in court.

Unfortunately, recordings of private workplace conversations are often made covertly and without consent. Surprisingly, […]

By | August 5th, 2016 ||