Lawyers for Employers
Aitken Legal is a specialist Employment Law Firm – we only practice employment law and work only with Employers.
We help Employers meet their workplace obligations and minimise their risk when managing employees.
Don’t make protecting your business a costly afterthought – talk to one of our experienced employment lawyers.
Our Senior Team
Lisa Aitken
Managing Director
Christopher Campbell
Legal Director
Angela Engel
Senior Special Counsel
Hamish Procter
Special Counsel
Awards
EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Psychosocial hazards at work: what are they and how can you prevent them?
Queensland has become the latest jurisdiction to adopt Safe Work Australia’s model Code of Practice and Regulations on managing psychosocial hazards at work. The Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld) (‘WHS Regulation’) has been amended to define ‘psychosocial hazards’ and require PCBUs to eliminate or minimise psychosocial hazards at work. In addition, a new […]
ALERT!
Employers must change how they roster employees to work on public holidays
In a decision handed down last week, the Full Court of the Federal Court has found that BHP’s labour hire company contravened section 114 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and the National Employment Standards (‘NES’) by requiring a group of employees to work on public holidays. The decision represents a significant departure from […]
EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Sexual harassment
On 6 March 2023, amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘FW Act’) commenced, and which empower the Fair Work Commission to deal with sexual harassment disputes through broader powers than the pre-existing ‘stop sexual harassment’ order jurisdiction provided for. These changes follow the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation (Respect at Work) Act 2022 […]
ALERT!
End of daylight-saving time and a reminder to pay employees “by the clock”
Clocks will go back one hour at 3:00am on Sunday 2 April 2023 for the ACT, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. There will be no time change in the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia. Employers in states with daylight-saving time should be aware that payment for employees working at the time […]
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