by Emma Mead | Oct 9, 2018 | Compensation and Insurance Litigation, Compensation Law, Jobs, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Workers Compensation Claims
Firefighters face many dangers in their line of work. So much so, you’d be forgiven for not listing a risk of cancer among the first few that spring to mind. Unfortunately, occupational cancer, caused by the inhalation of carcinogens, has been shown to be a real...
by James Bartley | Sep 14, 2018 | James Bartley, Jobs
In the eyes of the law, no worker should be routinely bullied in the workplace. It seems simple enough and yet, there are still sections of our society in which this sort of behaviour is common-place. Even in the most high-profile, publicly-scrutinised professions we...
by James Bartley | Jul 24, 2018 | Community, Jobs, Top Posts - Family Law, Workers Compensation Claims
An Illawarra Family and Community Service health and safety representative has issued a provisional improvement notice amidst concerns that workers aren’t being properly supported. A provisional improvement notice is issued to a workplace or employer when a health and...
by Emma Mead | Oct 11, 2017 | General Legal Information, Jobs
The penalty rates cut is here to stay, as unions lose their legal bid to overturn the Fair Work Commission’s decision to slash rates for retail and hospitality workers. The Federal Court dismissed a case brought by United Voice and the Shop, Distributive and Allied...
by Burke & Mead | Jan 14, 2016 | Community, General Legal Information, Jobs, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Family Law
Gillian Coutts, Australian director of The Potential Project and co-author of One Second Ahead recently wrote an article for Lawyers weekly addressing basic mindfulness strategies of which lawyers can incorporate into their everyday workplace practices. These...
by Burke & Mead | Oct 27, 2015 | Community, Jobs, Top Posts - Compensation Law, Top Posts - Family Law
According to the survey by the Women Lawyer’s Association of NSW (“WLA”) just 61 per cent of students (male and female) studying a law degree intend to practise as a lawyer after they graduate. The Career Intentions survey which was launched on 30 July 2015 indicated...
