by JFM Team | Apr 18, 2016
The collapse of Queensland Nickel and voluntary administration of Dick Smith brought the plight of employees whose employers go insolvent into the public spotlight. This article outlines some of the ways in which employees can recover unpaid entitlements from their...
by JFM Team | Apr 11, 2016
In Fair Work Ombudsman v Konsulteq Pty Ltd [2015] FCCA 182, Judge Riethmuller ordered two companies and their sole director to pay $200,000 in penalties and compensation for the consistent failure of the companies to comply with the Fair Work Act 2009, including...
by JFM Team | Apr 7, 2016
Dismissing disqualified persons under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) – guidance from the Fair Work Commission In O’Connell v Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney [2016] FWCFB 1752, the Full Bench of the Fair Work...
by JFM Team | Apr 4, 2016
In Starr v Department of Human Services [2016] FWC 1460, Vice President Hatcher provided some commentary on the circumstances in which employers are entitled to dismiss employees for conduct that they engage in outside of work hours. The facts Mr Starr was a...
by JFM Team | Mar 21, 2016
In Entello Pty Ltd v Firooztash [2016] QDC 050, the Queensland District Court granted an injunction against a financial advisor who had breached a restraint of trade clause by soliciting his employer’s former clients. The decision is a good reminder for all employers...
