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ILN Today Post
April 14, 2014

FWC’s new anti-bullying jurisdiction: past bullying conduct is admissible

By gadens

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has handed down its judgment in Kathleen McInnes [2014] FWCFB 1440 (6 March 2014), being the first Full Bench consideration of the new anti-bullying provisions in Part 6-4B of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) which commenced operation on 1 January 2014.  The decision establishes that alleged bullying conduct which occurred prior to 1 January 2014 can be considered by the FWC in an application for orders to stop bullying under Part 6-4B of the FW Act. More…

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ILN Today Post
August 12, 2013

Schools face new bullying law challenge

By gadens

The broad coverage of the new bullying laws that commence on 1 January 2014 present schools with additional challenges in how they manage and prevent bullying.

A worker who reasonably believes that he or she is being bullied at work will be entitled to apply to the Fair Work Commission (FWC) for an order to stop the bullying.  Critically for schools, a worker is defined broadly to be an individual who performs work in any capacity, including as: More…

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