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9 December Pay deductions by employers may be unlawful The AEU Victoria recently won millions of dollars in back-pay for over 40,000 teachers after the Federal Court found the Victorian Government had been making unlawful deductions from teachers’ salaries by requiring them to pay for access to laptops. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas
8 December High Court finds Contract a sham A company seeking to escape its obligations to its employees by shifting them onto sham third party contracts has been found by the High Court to be in breach of anti-sham laws. By Penny Savidis
30 November Archbishop Hart and survivors continue harrowing evidence at Royal Commission Case Study 35 of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse resumed today with an investigation into the abhorrent sexual abuse of Fr Wilfred (Bill) Baker at both the Good Shepherd Catholic Church and St James Primary School. By Kate Malone
27 November Gender dysphoria - why courts have a say in gender reassignment Gender dysphoria, in which a child feels uncomfortable within his or her biological sex, has risen in prominence. Rising applications for gender reassignment surgery suggest that more and more parents are now having to grapple with this challenging issue. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas
26 November Sham contracts are illegal. Know your working status and rights Recent alleged scams have seen workers speak out against potential sham contracts and underpayment of wages. These issues are also key terms of reference of the Victorian Inquiry into Labour Hire and Insecure Work, which is now collecting evidence. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas
26 November WorkCover insurers again hauled before the Victorian Ombudsman The announcement that the Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass, will conduct an investigation into the management of WorkCover claims by WorkSafe agents QBE, Gallagher Basset Services, Allianz, CGU and Xchanging is very much a welcome one. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas
25 November Frustration over reporting and responding to sexual abuse at Melbourne Catholic school The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has heard evidence of abuse at a Doveton School in Melbourne’s south-east and the experiences of survivors and teachers at the school who tried to speak out. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas
24 November Commission hears of widespread abuse in Melbourne Archdiocese Starting today, the Commission is hearing evidence about the response of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne to complaints of sexual abuse by its priests between 1980 and 1996. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas
18 November The Facts About Casuals and WorkCover It is no surprise then that many casual workers, including those that work for labour hire firms, believe they have no WorkCover rights. While that is not correct in law, it is a difficult notion to dispel. Here are the facts. By Peter Claven
16 November Labour hire horrors - what's your story? Insecure work, largely through labour hire firms, has become a curse for many employees, undermining their workplace rights and access to a reliable income. Victorian trade unions are now pushing to have the labour hire industry properly regulated. By Ryan Carlisle Thomas
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Our usual Blog authors are lawyers employed by Ryan Carlisle Thomas and/or its associated entity, Stringer Clark.

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Kate Malone
Kate Malone Practice Areas: Sexual And Institutional Abuse, Workplace Injury And WorkCover Claims, Road Injury And TAC Claims, Injury In Public Places
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Sharon Barnes
Sharon Barnes Practice Areas: Crimes Compensation - VOCAT
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Michael Burdess
Michael Burdess Practice Areas: Workplace Injury And WorkCover Claims, Road Injury And TAC Claims, Crimes Compensation - VOCAT, Injury In Public Places, Superannuation TPD Insurance
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Alyssa Lewis
Alyssa Lewis Practice Areas: Sexual And Institutional Abuse, Workplace Injury And WorkCover Claims, Superannuation TPD Insurance
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