Tag Archives: Coronavirus

COVID-19 and the workplace

| August 4, 2020

With new COVID-19 cases in Queensland, we have answered some common employer questions about COVID-19 at the workplace. Firstly, while you are not expected to diagnose people, as an employer you have a work health and safety duty to minimise the risk where practically possible. What happens if an employee contracts COVID-19? If you have […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and key employment changes

| March 28, 2020

In almost every area of the law, there have been changes to existing rules and procedures to help deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is especially true in employment law. Set out below are some of the key changes to legislation and modern awards that have been introduced over the last week that employers need to be […]