(Previously known as Casual or permanent? – an age old issue) It is imperative that employers correctly classify their employees as either permanent ...

Effective employment agreements not only set out salary, employment conditions and other statutory entitlements but will also include provisions ...

Employers need to recognise their obligations to new staff entering a practice and make sure new staff fully understand their role and the workings ...

Employing students of architecture can be a rewarding experience for both the practice and the student. A primary pathway to registration in ...

It is not uncommon for a client to ask an architect or firm to sign a general ‘waiver’ of moral rights (eg, “I agree to waive all moral rights in ...

Safe design is a process that eliminates OHS hazards, or minimises potential OHS risks, at the design stage by involving decision-makers and ...

The model WHS laws – comprising the WHS Act, the WHS Regulations and model Codes of Practice – have been enacted in seven jurisdictions including the ...

Safety in design provides a system to formally document a process demonstrating systematic risk management. This process involves a range of ...

This document has been prepared as a guide to assist architects to be familiar with, and comply with the model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act and ...

The risk to architects of specifying standards needs to be managed. Proprietary specification systems such as NATSPEC regularly review all standards ...