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Read moreCases and Legislation February 2020
Workplace Relations Review
Cases and Legislation February 2020 Post-Employment Conduct “Ex-employee fined for contempt after breaching Court undertakings" Maxilift Australia Pty Ltd v Donnelly [2020] SASC 8 Executive summary A former sales manager has been fined $7,115 and found in contempt of...
Read moreEnd of Year 2019 – Part Two
Workplace Relations Review
End of Year 2019 - Part Two Labour hire licensing and prosecutions Labour Hire Licensing Update The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (Vic) has commenced in Victoria with the introduction of a Labour Hire Licensing Commissioner and the Labour Hire Authority. The new...
Read moreEnd of Year 2019 – Part One
Workplace Relations Review
End of Year 2019 - Part One Women in sports NEWS ALERT: FFA Matildas equal pay deal Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Professional Footballers Australia have entered into an historic collective bargaining agreement aimed at achieving gender equity for...
Read moreCases and Legislation October 2019
Workplace Relations Review
Cases and Legislation October 2019 “Drunkenness and vomiting at after work drinks did not justify employee's dismissal" Ryan Wilks Pty Ltd v Puszka [2019] FWCFB 3323Executive summaryThe Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has confirmed that an employee was...
Read moreCases and Legislation September 2019
Workplace Relations Review
Cases and Legislation September 2019 Employers' duty of care for employees “Worker who slipped on ice awarded damages for breach of duty of care" Rhodin v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd [2019] ACTSC 207 Executive SummaryThe Supreme Court of the ACT found that...
Read moreCases and Legislation August 2019
Workplace Relations Review
Cases and Legislation August 2019 Employee conduct and codes of conduct “High Court finds that public service Values and Code of Conduct did not unjustifiably infringe on employee’s implied right to freedom of political communication” Comcare v Banerji [2019] HCA 23...
Read moreCases and Legislation July 2019
Workplace Relations Review
Cases and Legislation July 2019 Workplace investigations and the disciplinary process “NSW Workers Compensation Commission finds employer's investigation and disciplinary process unreasonable” Dixon v Cowra Shire Council [2019] NSWCC 223 Executive summary An employer...
Read moreCases and Legislation June 2019
Workplace Relations Review
Cases and Legislation June 2019 Work Health & Safety “Safe system of work defeats negligence claim” Capar v SPG Investments Pty Limited ta Lidcombe Power Centre & Ors (No 5) [2019] NSWSC 507Executive summaryA security officer (the Plaintiff) developed...
Read moreCases and Legislation May 2019
Workplace Relations Review
Cases and Legislation May 2019 BREAKING NEWS: ANNUAL WAGE REVIEW DECISION The Fair Work Commission’s Expert Panel for annual wage reviews announced today that the national minimum wage will increase by 3.0% (or $21.60 per week). This means that from the first full pay...
Read moreCases and Legislation March 2019
Workplace Relations Review
Cases and Legislation March 2019 Modern Awards “FWC abandons Abandonment of Employment” 4 yearly review of modern award – Abandonment of Employment [2018] FWCFB 7433 The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has removed the abandonment of employment clauses from the...
Read moreCasual Employees
Workplace Relations Review – Special E-update February 2019
Casual Employees Casual employees are often hired by employers to supplement their workforce where they may require work to be performed on an intermittent and ad-hoc basis. The renewed focus on casual employment in 2018 serves to remind employers about the need to...
Read more2018 Key Moments and 2019 Forecast
Workplace Relations Review
2018 Key Moments and 2019 Forecast In our final E-update for the year, we provide a summary of some of the key industrial and employment topics for 2018 and those we expect to continue to have an impact on employers in 2019. Casual Employment Casual employment was a...
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