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Farewell and good luck to Brian Williamson!
We were delighted to host a client seminar on 23 [...]
Fair Work Commission (“FWC”) upholds the requirement that CEOs must have trust and confidence in senior staff
On 20 July 2018, the FWC, in the case of [...]
Whistleblower Bill Update – Essential Information
The Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017 (“Whistleblower [...]
Superannuation Overpayments – Contributions made in error
Payroll mistakes occur and from time to time – either [...]
Avoiding Redundancy Obligations due to the “ordinary and customary turnover of labour”
United Voice v Berkeley Challenge Pty Limited [2018] FCA 224 [...]
Indirect Discrimination for Failure to Follow up on Employment Form
In Ferris v Department of Justice and Regulation (Human Rights) [...]
‘Regional Director’ able to seek Unfair Dismissal despite Income Cap
Over the past few weeks we have seen a number [...]
Australia Post EBA 2017 – A Case Study in Incentivising Productivity
Australia Post has successfully negotiated a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement [...]
Termination Decent for Indecent Exposure
The Fair Work Commission (“FWC”) has held that an employer [...]
Client Lists are Confidential Despite Facebook Posts
A major concern for all companies who lose staff to [...]
Accountant Liable for Client’s Award Breaches
Accessorial liability occurs when a third party is found to [...]
$10,000 Compensation for Mental Illness Discrimination
In Chalker v Murrays Australia Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCATAD 112 [...]
Reasonable Notice and The Fair Work Act
When a party seeks to ends an employment contract, then [...]
Unprotected Action – What Can You Do To Stop It?
During negotiations for a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (“EBA”), employees [...]
Increased Penalties and Liability for Underpayment of Wages
A Bill, introduced into Federal Parliament on 1 March 2017, [...]
“Best Brothel in Australia” to pay $173,000 for Adverse Action
Daily Planet, the 18-time “best brothel in Australia” (but which [...]
Cuts to Sunday and Public Holiday Penalty Rates – The Legal Reality
The Fair Work Commission (“FWC”) has cut Sunday and Public [...]
“Unduly Hasty and Largely Tokenistic” Consultations are not Genuine Redundancies
There are two main defences to a claim of Unfair [...]
Abandonment Clauses in Modern Awards
Six Modern Awards have Abandonment Clauses being the Business Equipment [...]
Proposed Changes to Paid Parental Leave
On 8 February 2017, the Federal Government introduced the Social [...]
Criminal Records Checks and the use of adverse reports to end employment
The Australian Human Rights Commission (“AHRC”) Report into its investigation [...]
Costs Orders: Continuing Unreasonable Cases
Section 611 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“FW [...]
Flexible working arrangements – Employee’s right to request but is it a request that may prove too costly for an employer to deny?
Under s.65 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“FW Act”), [...]
Damming Evidence Discovered Post Employee’s Dismissal May Still Be Relevant
Shayne Finemore v CMIB Insurance Services P/L [2016] FWC 8517 [...]
Costs Orders: Employee ordered to pay Employer’s legal costs
Generally, under s.611 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“FW [...]