In the recent decision of Lynette Bayly [2017] FWC 1886, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued interim orders preventing the employer from finalising a workplace investigation or imposing any disciplinary ...
In the recent decision of Lynette Bayly [2017] FWC 1886, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued interim orders preventing the employer from finalising a workplace investigation or imposing any disciplinary action until the employee’s workplace bullying application is heard.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has recently confirmed that, following a period of bargaining in good faith, an employer is entitled to cease negotiations and put its best and final offer to its employees for a vote.
In the much awaited decision of Fair Work Ombudsman v Blue Impression Pty Ltd [2017] FCCA 810, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has successfully prosecuted an accounting firm for its involvement in a client’s breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
The decision of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission focussed on reviewing weekend and public holiday penalty rates
The Fair Work Commission has confirmed its approach to deciding whether a dismissal is a genuine redundancy within the meaning of section 389 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FWA).
Martin v TNT Australia Pty Ltd T/A TNT [2017] FWC 440 concerned a dispute about an employee’s ability to perform the inherent requirements of his role as a bulk freight delivery driver and whether the inherent requirements nominated by the employer were reasonable.
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.
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.
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