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12.12.2021
The five most common cybersecurity questions company directors should ask
Cybersecurity has moved rapidly from the backrooms of the IT department into the boardroom, meaning company directors must be aware of their obligations when it comes to protecting the systems and data their organisations rely on. The scope is now ...
12.12.2021
Personal details of up to 80,000 SA government employees accessed in cyber attack
The names, addresses, dates of birth, tax file numbers and banking details of up to 80,000 State Government employees have been stolen in a massive ransomware cyber attack. Treasurer Rob Lucas this afternoon said that the State Government was told ...
05.12.2021
Unpaid overtime continues to climb
The average Australian employee is losing the equivalent of more than $460 in income every fortnight, new research has found. Australian workers are currently performing an average of 6.13 hours of unpaid overtime each week, representing $125 billion of ...
05.12.2021
FWC rules unfair dismissal in ‘bullying’ case but rejects compensation claim
In a recent decision from the Fair Work Commission (FWC), an application for an unfair dismissal remedy was dismissed because the applicant did not suffer financial loss due to receiving workers compensation payments. The FWC said that there was no valid ...
05.12.2021
No way, know how: What is the difference between confidential information and “know-how”?
During the course of the employment relationship, employees will inevitably gain knowledge or be exposed to information about the employer’s business that is considered confidential to its operations and which the employer does not want to be put out ...
28.11.2021
Emirates Leisure Retail signs Enforceable Undertaking
Emirates Leisure Retail (Australia) Pty Ltd, which operates eateries across the nation including at major airports, has back-paid more than $5 million to underpaid workers and signed an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The ...
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