The Sparke Cast

Emma Gruschka and Ian Bennett continue their discussion on the impact of COVID-19 for workplaces nationally by looking at relevant WHS risks and considerations, the enforcement approaches adopted by Regulators as well as the big issues that are anticipated to keep employers busy in a post-COVID-19 world.

In the first of this two part episode, Emma Gruschka and Ian Bennett discuss the impact of COVID-19 in the workplace nationally by examining significant recent changes to legislation and industrial instruments, including the Fair Work Commission’s changes to 99 Modern Awards, and the implications for employers from the JobKeeper Bills and consequential amendments to the Fair Work Act.

In this edition Felicity Edwards and Sam Jackson discuss some of the emerging issues of 2020 including the outcomes of the Dreamworld coronial inquest, industrial manslaughter laws and how employers should be responding to Coronavirus.