The Federal Court has provided guidance about when recall to duty becomes ‘overtime’. This is increasingly becoming an issue for employers due to flexibility in working arrangements and employees working ...
The Federal Court has provided guidance about when recall to duty becomes ‘overtime’. This is increasingly becoming an issue for employers due to flexibility in working arrangements and employees working outside of ‘normal’ hours and workplaces.
Toll Transport Pty Ltd (Toll) was fined $1 million in December last year when an employee driving a prime mover ran over and fatally injured another employee.
An employee of the Salvation Army argued that her gambling addiction was a ‘disability’ and that she was treated less favourably by her employer than another person without the disability in the same disciplinary circumstances in regard to a disciplinary process.
The two Bills that triggered the nation’s double dissolution election, namely, the Registered Organisations Bill 2014 and the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013, have passed through Parliament.
In the recent case of Shane Clayton v Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Ltd [2016] FWC 4724, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) found that an employee who consumed cannabis before attending work was not unfairly dismissed for breach of the employer’s ‘zero tolerance’ drug and alcohol policy.
It is common practice for employers to pay annualised salaries to employees where the salaries are intended to operate as ‘all-inclusive rates’ that satisfy all entitlements owed to an employee under an applicable award.
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FBFWC) has taken a non-negotiable stance on compliance with the procedural requirements of enterprise bargaining in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FWA).
A recent decision in a penalty hearing before the Federal Circuit Court serves as a warning for construction companies of the potential risks when subcontracting on unionised construction sites.
In the recent decision of Prince Alfred College Incorporated v ADC [2016] HCA 37, the High Court of Australia clarified the vicarious liability of employers where their employees commit criminal acts.
There has been a flurry of recent cases concerning the management of ill and injured employees that provide useful guidance for employers.
The Fair Work Ombudsman continues to personally pursue directors and HR advisers under the accessorial liability provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FWA).
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has decided that the phrase ‘other breaks’ under section 490(2) of the Fair Work Act 2009 dealing with union right of entry does not include the period before or after an employee’s shift.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.