by JFM Team | Sep 7, 2016
Suppose that you were to go on secondment for a year to a different business, or a different arm of the business that you work for. The position that you were required to perform on secondment was a little different to that which you ordinarily performed prior to...
by JFM Team | Sep 2, 2016
In Bigg v SAS Trustee Corporation [2016] NSWCA 236, the New South Wales Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal a decision about a former employee’s entitlement to a superannuation benefit. Mr Bigg applies for a superannuation benefit Mr Bigg was...
by JFM Team | Aug 29, 2016
The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking an increasingly aggressive approach in seeking to recover civil penalties from employers who have failed to pay their employees in accordance with the applicable Modern Award. In the case of Fair Work Ombudsman v Mamak Pty Ltd [2016]...
by JFM Team | Aug 24, 2016
The Fair Work Commission has considered a number of unfair dismissal applications for extensions of time. The Time Limit for Unfair Dismissal Applications Under ss 365 and 394(2) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), an employee is generally required to make an unfair...
by JFM Team | Aug 12, 2016
Most Modern Awards contain a requirement for employers to consult with employees that they have “made a definite decision to introduce major changes in production, program, organisation, structure or technology that are likely to have significant effects on...
