Australian Master Human Resources Guide - 11th Edition

Please note: This title is only available in eBook format. OVERVIEW An invaluable information source for HR professionals and people managers. Ensure you're up to date with the strategic, practical and legal aspects of human resources management in the contemporary business environ... Read more

Published: Sep 2016

Australian Fair Work Act 2009 with Regulations and Rules - 8th Edition

OVERVIEW Access the Fair Work Act 2009 and other relevant Federal Industrial Relations Legislation at your fingertips. An essential reference for lawyers, industrial relations practitioners and human resources specialists who must stay on top of a range of employment laws and apply them accurate... Read more

Published: Sep 2016

Quiet Outrage: The Way of a Sociologist

Meet Andrew Hopkins: sociologist, storyteller, academic. His books about man-made disasters – gas plant accidents, oil well blowouts, train crashes, coal mine explosions – are best-sellers, read by audiences all over the world. His books have been described by reviewers as page t... Read more

Published: Mar 2016

Australian Fair Work Act 2009 with Regulations and Rules - 7th Edition

The new 8th edition is now available. Advise your clients accurately and with confidence with this comprehensive, consolidated book that brings together the Fair Work Act 2009 and other relevant federal industrial relations legislation, rules and tools. Consolidated to 1 August 2015, the b... Read more

Published: Aug 2015

Australian Master Work Health and Safety Guide - 2nd Edition

The 2018 edition, extended to include New Zealand, is now available for ordering.  OVERVIEW This definitive guide is a first point of reference for work health and safety best practice and strategy. Written by safety professionals, legal practitioners and academics, this leading publicat... Read more

Published: Dec 2014

Nightmare Pipeline Failures: Fantasy planning, black swans and integrity management

Why is Andrew Hopkins’ quiet outrage making the world of work safer? Read the story behind the storyteller. Jan Hayes & Andrew Hopkins The worst nightmares of the oil and gas pipeline industry are coming true in the United States. High-pressure natural gas pipelines run u... Read more

Published: Dec 2014

Due Diligence: Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking

The Due Diligence Collection 2017 is now available for ordering. Persons Conducting a Business or Undertaking is the sixth and final book of the ‘Due Diligence’ series by Michael Tooma, one of Australia’s pre-eminent work health and safety lawyers. The person conduc... Read more

Published: Jan 2014

Due Diligence: Worker Rights and Duties

The Due Diligence Collection 2017 is now available for ordering Workers have a key role in work health and safety. They or their mates bear the consequences when things go wrong. But even the most sophisticated system relies heavily on worker engagement to deliver safety outcomes. Th... Read more

Due Diligence: Horizontal and Vertical Consultation

The Due Diligence Collection 2017 is now available for ordering. Consultation is a key feature of work health and safety legislation. The New Work Health and Safety legislation introduces broader consultation obligations in relation to workers including contractors and subcontractors... Read more

Due Diligence: Incident Notification, Management and Investigation

The Due Diligence Collection 2017 is now available for ordering. The first 24 hours of an incident are the most critical from a containment perspective. They are also critical from a liability perspective. This book explores these issues. This book is the second instalment in the ... Read more

Due Diligence: Dealing with Regulators

The Due Diligence Collection 2017 is now available for ordering. What do you do when an inspector calls? The new work health and safety legislation imposes obligations on persons conducting a business or undertaking and others in relation to dealing with work health and safety inspec... Read more

Independent Contractors: A Practical Guide

Written by the Employment Relations team at Piper Alderman, including renowned IR authority Professor Andrew Stewart, this book explains the significance of having work done by independent contractors rather than employees, the legal rules that apply, and the risks associated with "sham cont... Read more

Managing Workplace Behaviour: A Best Practice Guide

This new title gives an insightful look into the issues relating to behaviour and culture in the workplace. This book also looks at how technological and social networking advances are impacting the workplace. By providing a legal insight into why these matters present challenges for organisation... Read more