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Convictions for offences and the workplace

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· Saturday, April 3rd, 2021

There will be occasions when an employee’s conviction of an offence unconnected to a workplace (often referred to as “out…

Employment and criminal convictions

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· Tuesday, June 9th, 2020

On 1 October 2019, the Commonwealth’s Australian Human Rights Commission Regulations 2019 were amended to define ‘discrimination’ to include any…

Spent convictions and employment

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· Tuesday, September 4th, 2018

In Western Australia, persons who have been convicted of “lesser convictions” may apply in the prescribed manner (to the WA…

Criminal records and employment Part 2

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· Wednesday, June 27th, 2018

Criminal records and employment Part 2 During employment Is it lawful to dismiss an employee who gains a criminal conviction…

Criminal convictions and records and employmemt Part 1

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· Tuesday, June 26th, 2018

Pre-employment Although the Fair Work Act contains provisions (see sec 351) to the effect that discrimination against prospective employees…

Discrimination at work on the ground of criminal conviction

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· Sunday, March 12th, 2017

Under regulation 4 of the Australian Human Rights Commission Regulations 1989 a number of acts or events namely any “distinction,…

Fair Work Commission not a court of moral behaviour

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· Thursday, August 18th, 2016

The conviction or convictions of an employee for domestic violence, even conduct described as “violent and reprehensible” by the Fair…

Criminal convictions in the workplace; Part 2; the WA Position

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· Sunday, July 3rd, 2016

The Western Australian Equal Opportunity Act 1984 prohibits discrimination in the workplace for any of the following grounds namely; sex,…

Criminal convictions and the workplace Part 1

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· Thursday, June 30th, 2016

Criminal convictions and employment law Part 1 The Australian Human Rights Commission Act has jurisdiction inter alia to investigate complaints…

What is the relevance of a criminal record to employment?

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· Monday, December 30th, 2013

It is not unlawful for an employer to deal unfairly with an employee because he or she has a criminal…

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