Christmas closure countdown: Important rule changes for annual leave and shutdowns With Christmas less than 90 days away, employers should be turning their minds to planning and confirming their Christmas/New Year shutdown arrangements.
Court finds HR manager shares slice of the blame in adverse action claim against pizza business It was the court’s view that the HR manager was concerned the employee would initiate proceedings against the employer and therefore took the first opportunity to remove her from the business.
Cover your bases with this workplace law checklist Run through your employee policies, processes, and procedures with this handy checklist from lawyer Shane Koelmayer.
Employer ordered to pay $150,000 to employee who was sexually harrassed at work The employer was ordered to pay the damages to a former employee for failing to take reasonable precautions to prevent her from being sexually harassed in the workplace.
Fair Work upholds dismissal of employee who was terminated after not providing proof of vaccination The employee was refused an extension of time for his unfair dismissal application after his termination of employment letter was sent to an email address that he did not check.
Employee loses unfair dismissal bid after being terminated over Facebook posts The employee was dismissed after making a series of posts to his Facebook page that were considered offensive, derogatory and inconsistent with his employer's values and policies.
Employee loses unfair dismissal bid after refusing to reveal vaccination status The Fair Work Commission was required to consider privacy concerns in an unfair dismissal claim made by an employee at an aged care facility.
Termination email sent to inactive address was not notification of dismissal, says Fair Work Commission Given the serious nature of matters such as dismissals, employers should, as far as reasonably practicable, communicate such matters in person to ensure there is no confusion.
Federal Court dishes out $29,000 in fines in age discrimination case involving overlooked 70-year-old Two businesses were ordered to pay pecuniary penalties for contravening the Fair Work Act in relation to unlawful adverse action taken against a prospective employee.
Fair Work rules in favour of employer who terminated employee over working flexible hours The Fair Work Commission was required to consider an unfair dismissal application of an employee who was dismissed after she was requested to return to full-time work hours.
FWC orders reinstatement of employee, after ruling on an unfair dismissal from heat-of-the-moment remark Reinstatement as a primary remedy should be seriously considered by employers when deciding whether to terminate an employee.
FWC orders reinstatement of unfairly dismissed employee who backed truck into a power pole A recent example of a FWC decision demonstrates why employees should not operate on the assumption that the only possible consequence of dismissing an employee is that they may be ordered to pay them compensation.
