Data privacy. Tax strategy. Contract negotiations. Employment matters. Trade concerns. Legal disputes…
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, you need answers to keep your business running during the crisis — and thriving after the battle is won.
The Victorian Government has released the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions (No 2) (Mandatory Vaccination Directions) and the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Specified Facilities) Directions (No 7) (Specified Facilities Directions) overnight. MORE.
The White House announced an end to travel restrictions for vaccinated foreign nationals beginning on November 8, 2021. The new policy will require foreign nationals entering the US by air to be fully vaccinated. MORE.
The health and wellbeing of Australians in residential aged care facilities has been a critical concern throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In Victoria, a number of facilities have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks, particularly throughout 2020. Sadly, many of these outbreaks resulted in the deaths of residents. We are now aware that the
I love football refereeing. Not only is it healthy exercise and a fulfilling social activity, its core components – rule of law, equitable decision-making and appraising each case on its merits – appeal to my instincts as a legal professional. MORE.
Having lived in Hong Kong for 40 years, I’m sometimes guilty of being blasé about this wonderful city’s unique appeal. Boasting an exotic blend of ancient and modern, East meets West, downtown bustle versus country park tranquility, there is nowhere quite like it. And it appears many people agree, given
Employers who sponsor group health plans will be interested in new guidance released last week by the DOL, IRS and HHS in the form of five COVID-19 related FAQs. MORE.
Just four days after Hong Kong endured its first typhoon of the year, our city is being doused by a second one. Last Saturday, Tropical Storm Lionrock brought typically violent winds and torrential rain, causing the No.8 signal (the third-highest level of alert) to be in force for 22 hours,
In the latest vaccination mandate, the Victorian Government has announced that a large group of ‘authorised workers’ will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by 26 November 2021. Authorised workers must have had their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by 15 October 2021, in order to attend a
In our recent alert, we reported on the Fair Work Commission’s decision in Jennifer Kimber v Sapphire Coast Community Aged Care Ltd [2021] FWC 1818. That decision was appealed to the Full Bench of the Commission, and was determined on 27 September 2021. MORE.
In September, President Biden issued an Executive Order requiring that all employees (with limited exceptions) working on or in connection with covered federal government contracts be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. MORE.
Data privacy. Tax strategy. Contract negotiations. Employment matters. Trade concerns. Legal disputes…
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, you need answers to keep your business running during the crisis — and thriving after the battle is won.
