New WHS laws delayed until March 2022 31 January 2022 WA's new Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws will now come into effect in March 2022. They were originally scheduled for January. Exposure drafts of the supporting regulations are now available. Category: Industrial relations, Laws, regulations & standards, Work Health and Safety Read More
Will WA employers have to pay for rapid antigen tests? 31 January 2022 There is a National Cabinet plan for essential workers who are close contacts of COVID-19 cases to be allowed to go to work if they have negative rapid antigen test (RAT) results. This plan has not yet come into effect in WA. Category: Industrial relations, COVID-19, Work Health and Safety Read More
Unpaid pandemic leave reinstated 24 January 2022 The Fair Work Commission has partially extended the Schedule X – Additional Measures During the Covid - 19 Pandemic in the Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2020. Category: Industrial relations, Business management , COVID-19, Work Health and Safety Read More
Latest COVID-19 resources for members 21 January 2022 We have uploaded a new set of documents to support members and provide answers to frequently asked questions relating to COVID-19 in the workplace. Category: Industrial relations, COVID-19, Work Health and Safety Read More
COVID-19 vaccination policy template for Association members 17 January 2022 Members of The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA now have access to a template they can use to create a written COVID-19 vaccination policy for their businesses. Category: Industrial relations, COVID-19, Work Health and Safety Read More
Free vaccination tracking with Credshare 12 January 2022 Members of The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA are eligible for 'forever free' access to Credshare's easy-to-use CoVax Tracking Tool. Category: Member benefits, Industrial relations, COVID-19, Work Health and Safety Read More
ServiceWA app helps with personal COVID-19 compliance 12 January 2022 The WA Government has launched the ServiceWA app, which initially aims to help people manage COVID-19 check-ins, COVID-19 digital certificates and G2G Passes. Category: COVID-19, Work Health and Safety Read More
New definitions of a building and construction site for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination 10 January 2022 The WA Government has issued Building and Construction Industry Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (No.3), which provide new definitions of a building and construction site. Category: COVID-19, Laws, regulations & standards, Work Health and Safety Read More
