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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has offered a personal apology and announced a ‘review of workplace culture in the wake of allegations that a young Liberal Party staff member was sexually assaulted by a colleague in Parliament House.
But the PM has been criticised for comments which some say suggest a lack of insight into the nature of sexual assault, and even go so far as to ‘victim blame .
Former staff member Brittany Higgins spoke publicly this week of the alleged sexual assault, which she says too place when she was 24 years old and just four weeks into her job working for Federal Minister Linda Reynolds.
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A piece of legislation with a mouthful of a name (Employment
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2018) updated the Organisation of
Working Time Act to provide employees with a statutory entitlement
to a “banded hours” contract in certain circumstances.
We look at how respond to a request for a banded hours contract,
and the formula to calculate the correct band.
What is a banded hours contract?
It is contractual entitlement for employees to work within a set
range of hours for the next 12 months, calculated by averaging out
Home Office Update
On December 15, the Canada Revenue Agency released updated
guidance for how workers can claim home office expenses on their
2020 tax returns. Millions of workers who worked from home in 2020
due to the COVID-19 pandemic now have two possible ways to deduct
expenses they incurred as a result of working from home.
New changes to home office deductions for workers
impacted by COVID-19
One option, which may be attractive to workers who do not wish
to itemize their expenses, is the new temporary flat rate method.
This method enables employees to claim $2 per day for each day they
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A bill adopted by the Danish parliament requires
employers to ensure that travelling employees are PCR-tested for
COVID-19 after entry into Denmark.
There are currently strict restrictions on entry to Denmark due
to coronavirus. Now, after being fast-tracked through
parliament, a bill has been passed to reduce
the risk of travelling employees bringing COVID-19
infection with them.
With the adopted bill, employers who employ workers travelling
into Denmark to work are required to ensure that the arriving
employees are tested for COVID-19 after entry. The requirement does