Two regulatory powers of compulsion to answer questions contained within the Work Health & Safety Act, were discussed at the SIA Sydney Safety Conference, namely, Sections 171 and 172 of the model Work Health & Safety Act. Section 172 provides that an inspector who enters a workplace, may require a person to produce documents or answer any questions put by the inspector, and Section 172, provides that the person is not excused from answering […]

The rights of employees under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act have been given quite the digital treatment over the last few years.  In its newest decision issued on December 11, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that “employee use of email for statutorily protected communications on nonworking time must presumptively be permitted by employers who have chosen to give employees access to their email systems.”  The full decision can be […]