Compensation ordered for employee following termination for missing COVID-19 vaccination deadline
In January 2022, an employer, Maicap Unit Trust t/a Nocelle Foods (the Employer) dismissed a long-standing employee, two days after it had suspended the employee for failing to offer proof of her first vaccination.
5 February 2022 – Deferral of Borders Reopening
It appears that the Government has altered its original position from reopening the State’s hard border on 5 February 2022. Notwithstanding the change of position, it is still recommended that employers take steps now to prepare for an inevitable spread of COVID-19 within the community, to minimise any disruption to its workforce and clients. This […]
Covid-19 Safety Plan
It’s important to keep informed about the changing nature of Covid-19 and other workplace requirements. We’ve put together a helpful resource you can download. You can find additional information at Fair Work here: https://coronavirus.fairwork.gov.au/ ABC: WA eases mandatory COVID vaccination requirements for most workers as cases slow Download the Lotus Legal Covid-19 Safety Plan For […]
Employment – COVID 19 Update
#NoJabNoJob Updates on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for Western Australian employees. The WA State Government has recently advised that a “mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for a majority of occupations and workforces in WA will be introduced in a phased approach.” The phased approach will target two large groups, with their first and second doses of the […]
COVID-19 and Child Support Obligations
In the recent matter of Martyn & Martyn [2020] FamCA 526, a binding child support agreement entered into by the parties in 2012 was set aside after it was found that the COVID-19 pandemic was an “exceptional circumstance” and the father would suffer hardship if the agreement was not set aside pursuant to section 136(2)(d) […]