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澳中两国私有股份交易法律及操作的重要差异（Chinese Version)

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You may not be exempt from new labour hire licensing laws

Author: Edmund Burke The genesis of Queensland’s new labour hire licensing laws was the systematic exploitation and mistreatment of workers on Queensland’s farms. But the new laws extend well beyond that industry. Many contractors and sub-contractors in the civil construction industry are likely to be covered by the new laws and could face hefty fines if they do not apply for a license before 15 June 2018. A few bad apples In 2017 media reports of seasonal farm workers stranded in regional locations receiving only sporadic employment and living in bug infested accommodation caught the eye of the Queensland Government. On 25 May 2017 the Labour Hire Licensing Bill (Qld) 2017 was introduced to Parliament and was intended to “clean up” the labour hire sector by establishing a mandatory business licensing scheme. The bill was passed by Parliament on 8 September 2017 and the new licensing regime started accepting applications on 16 April 2018. Who is a labour hire services provider? Under the Labour Hire Licensing Act (Qld) 2017 (the Act) labour hire providers must have applied for a license by 15 June 2018 or risk strict financial penalties. After this date host employers must only use licensed labour hire services or also face hefty

A valid reason to dismiss is not always enough (Workplace Relations & Safety )

Authors: Michael Selinger & Michael Hope Having a valid reason for dismissal was not enough to save two employers from being found to have unfairly dismissed their workers in two recent Fair Work Commission (Commission) cases. The cases serve as a reminder to employers that procedural fairness must be afforded to employees at all stages of the termination process, which includes: providing allegations of wrongdoing in writing for an employee to review (and being prepared to rely on these allegations or investigation reports as evidence in a trial) independently verifying the allegations of misconduct giving an employee the opportunity to respond to allegations of misconduct notifying an employee of the reason for dismissal prior to terminating their employment offering an employee a support person at interviews relating to investigations and disciplinary action. Jacqueline Waite v Serco Australia Pty Ltd T/A Serco Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 3113 Facts In this matter a security guard who was photographed sleeping during a shift brought an unfair dismissal claim against her employer, Serco Australia Pty Ltd (Serco). During a night shift at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital the security guard fell asleep at various intervals for the majority of the shift. The