Discrimination claim against ALS over vaccine mandate dismissed

A former Aboriginal Legal Service employee has had his case against the ALS dismissed after he claimed he was...

08 May 2023

By Lauren Croft

Qantas had right to sack worker on leave who hadn’t gotten COVID-19 jab

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that national airline Qantas was able to sack a Jetstar manager who put off having a...

21 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Moderna to produce mRNA vaccines in Australia

Vaccine company Moderna has signed a 10-year deal with the Commonwealth government to continue to produce mRNA vaccines...

29 March 2022

By Lauren Croft

Telstra faces class action over vaccine mandate

Telstra has been hit with a class action, led by a former employee, after introducing a compulsory vaccination policy...

11 March 2022

By Lauren Croft

How to manage the unvaxxed workforce

If and when legal professionals return to the office in 2022, managing staff who are not vaccinated against COVID-19...

05 January 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Moray & Agnew unveils vaccine mandate policy

National law firm Moray & Agnew has introduced a mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccination policy, which will take...

27 October 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Unvaccinated lawyers could face massive fines

New COVID-19 worker directions recently introduced in Victoria mean law firms in the state could face thousands of...

14 October 2021

By Lauren Croft

Misconceptions and lessons about workplace vaccine mandates

In determining whether or not to implement mandates for COVID-19 vaccinations, legal employers should first be aware of...

03 September 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

HopgoodGanim Lawyers announces vaccination benefits

An Australian law firm has announced new initiatives for vaccinated employees, as well as additional community support...

02 September 2021

By Lauren Croft

Moray & Agnew to donate to UNICEF for every employee who gets vaccine

National law firm Moray & Agnew has signed up for UNICEF’s Give the World a Shot campaign, to better support...

30 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Indigenous vax rates a ‘national shame’, says medical negligence lawyer

A lawyer at plaintiff firm Shine Lawyers has slammed the failures of federal and state authorities to vaccinate...

27 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Factors to consider with vaccine mandates

Aside from the clear community risk presented by COVID-19 and the according public good served by higher vaccination...

24 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Legal body warns against broadly mandating vaccine

Vaccines should not be mandated outside of high-risk areas, the Human Rights Law Centre has...

23 August 2021

By Lauren Croft

Cut the ‘jab-erish’ on mandatory vaccinations

It’s all well and good for politicians to sit on the fence lest they risk offending a particular cohort of voters –...

16 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

How #auslaw can respond to national cabinet’s guidance on workplace vaccines

Leading employment and workplace relations lawyers have detailed how law firms and legal employers should react to...

10 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Is SPC’s vaccine mandate lawful and reasonable?

Australian-owned fruit packing and canning company SPC has announced it will mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all...

09 August 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

AstraZeneca indemnity scheme is, legally, ‘not very clear’

The indemnity scheme meant to cover doctors if patients experience adverse effects due to the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine...

08 July 2021

By Lauren Croft