SafeWork halt on UTS job cuts raises questions of regulatory overreach
SafeWork NSW is redrawing the boundaries of employer responsibility by declaring that corporate restructuring can inflict serious psychological harm on workers.
SafeWork NSW is redrawing the boundaries of employer responsibility by declaring that corporate restructuring can inflict serious psychological harm on workers. It’s an unprecedented and paternalistic incursion into white-collar workplaces.
The watchdog issued a prohibition notice (normally provided to halt high-risk activities in worksites that could lead to serious physical harm) to the University of Technology Sydney, which effectively hit the handbrake on its latest redundancy round – a key part of its agenda to boost its bottom line.
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