by JFM Team | Mar 17, 2016
In Bartlett v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2016] NSWCA 30, the New South Wales Court of Appeal found that an employee had failed to prove that the employee had actually breached his employment contract prior to summarily terminating his employment....
by JFM Team | Mar 14, 2016
Ever since the decision of the Federal Court in Goldman Sachs JBWere Services Pty Limited v Nikolich [2007] FCFCA 120, employers have had to think very carefully about incorporating workplace policies and procedures into their employment contracts. If your policies...
by JFM Team | Feb 22, 2016
The Federal Circuit Court’s decision in Collison v Brighton Road Enterprises Pty Ltd [2016] FCCA 186 (‘Collison’s Case’) is a reminder that employers must tread carefully when dealing with employees who are on sick leave, or who are returning from sick leave....
by JFM Team | Feb 16, 2016
The decision of the Federal Circuit Court in Heraud v Roy Morgan Research Ltd [2016] FCCA 185 (‘Heraud’) is a timely reminder that employers need to be careful if they are restructuring the organisational chart whilst employees are on maternity leave. Roy Morgan...
by JFM Team | Jan 14, 2015
What is a deed of release? A deed of release is a formal agreement by which an employer and an employee seek to settle a dispute between them. Typically, deeds of release are used when an employee has made, or is considering making, a claim against his or her employer...
