Jerome Doraisamy

Sydney

Managing Editor, Law and HR at Momentum Media

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Articles

Worker shortage puts AUKUS at ‘serious risk’, welders say

1 week ago | hrleader.com.au | Jerome Doraisamy

| |7 minute read The welding professional body has warned that urgent action is required to address the “deepening” shortage of welders who can help deliver the AUKUS submarines. Weld Australia, which represents the welding profession in Australia, has issued a stark warning that the United States and Australia are grappling with critical skills deficits that threaten to derail the multibillion-dollar defence partnership – “before the first submarine is even built”.
‘Increasingly oppressive’ control over employees undemocratic, says lawyer

3 weeks ago | hrleader.com.au | Jerome Doraisamy

| |7 minute read Corporations have, over the years, assumed a much greater role in the workplaces and lives of their staff in ways that are “fundamentally” undemocratic, a principal of a national law firm has argued. Speaking recently on The Lawyers Weekly Show, Maurice Blackburn principal and head of employment law Josh Bornstein reflected on what he sees as being a concerning and increasing level of power and control that corporations now have over the private lives of their employees.
Addressing declining respect in the workplace

1 month ago | hrleader.com.au | Jerome Doraisamy

| |6 minute read New research reveals a regression in respect shown between employers and employees. What does this say about where the workforce is at and what can be done about it?
Podcast host’s controversial take on female workers labelled ‘maddeningly backward’

1 month ago | hrleader.com.au | Jerome Doraisamy

| |7 minute read Popular podcast host Chris Griffin recently published a now-viral episode speaking on his partner’s working arrangement, sparking outrage. Australian podcaster and host of The Pocket, Griffin, recently spoke about his desire to have a partner who doesn’t work “unless she wants to work.” The clip – which has now garnered more than 1.4 million views – sparked outrage and backlash across various social media forums.
The moral and commercial imperatives for managing a 5-generation workforce

1 month ago | hrleader.com.au | Jerome Doraisamy

Navigating the presence of more generations in the workforce – which has never happened before – is undoubtedly a challenging prospect, but it is also a necessary one. In a recent conversation with HR Leader, Foundations for Tomorrow managing director Taylor Dee Hawkins pointed to research from Deloitte that showed only 6 per cent of leaders have strong capabilities in intergenerational management.
Taking stock of a company’s DEI approach

1 month ago | hrleader.com.au | Jerome Doraisamy

| |7 minute read While pushback against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices may not be as prominent Down Under as in the United States right now, it is still incumbent upon companies to reflect on the extent to which said practices are “fit for purpose”.
Has HR moved on at all since 1995?

2 months ago | hrleader.com.au | Jerome Doraisamy

| |6 minute read HR is stuck in a loop of recycled ideas and fear-based decision making. How can we break this cycle? If HR is serious about the future of work, it needs a total reset, said Jessy Warn, director and managing partner at no-nonsense consultancy firm HR Gurus. “HR spends more time writing policies than solving problems. We talk about bold ideas but run performance reviews like it’s 1995,” Warn said.
Interview: Annie Haggar - ‘Being a cyber security lawyer is more than just being a black and white practitioner’

2 months ago | cyberdaily.au | Jerome Doraisamy |David Hollingworth

Annie Haggar: It certainly is. If anything – if my workload is anything to go by, and those of my colleagues – I think there are a couple of reasons for that. There was a general slowdown in attacks in Australia while a lot of the threat actors globally were being incentivised, for various reasons, to focus their attention on the US. But once the US election was over and it was more into the transition period, they started to focus their attention back on the rest of the world.
Lessons from the cyber attacks on Brydens Lawyers, Aussie super funds

2 months ago | cyberdaily.au | Jerome Doraisamy

Later in March,the firm sought and obtained an injunction banning “dissemination of the impacted confidential information” in the wake of an alleged ransomware attack. In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, Redacted Information Security director and principal consultant, Remy Coll, (pictured) said that from what is known about the Brydens incident, “the attackers’ motive appears to be financial, and that they are seeking blackmail payments from Bryden clients, and the firm itself”.
ATO to increase fixed rate for WFH expenses to 70¢

2 months ago | hrleader.com.au | Jerome Doraisamy

| |5 minute read The Australian Taxation Office is set to increase the fixed rate for calculating working from home expenses to 70¢ per hour, from 1 July 2024. Editor’s note: This story first appeared on HR Leader’s sister brand, Accountants Daily. The ATO has updated Practical Compliance Guideline 2023/1 to increase the work-from-home fixed rate to 70¢ per hour. The new rate will apply for the 2024–25 financial year.