by JFM Team | Jun 30, 2020
A recent decision of Broadlex Services Pty Ltd v United Workers’ Union [2020] FCA 867 in the Federal Court of Australia has affirmed that an employee who has their job title change from full time to part time without voluntary acceptance by the employee is likely be...
by JFM Team | Jun 29, 2020
In the Fair Work Commission matter of Sergio Texeira v ADADN Group [2020] FWC 3147 (17 June 2020) it was found that the Fair Work Commission may not have the power to revoke or set aside a notice of discontinuance filed by the Applicant in an exchange for an agreement...
by JFM Team | Jun 29, 2020
In the decision of Yuening Fan v Integrated Pest Management Systems (Canberra) Pty Ltd [2020] FWC 2957 (11 June 2020) the Fair Work Commission confirmed that an employee can make an unfair dismissal application against a deregistered company. The Facts The Applicant...
by JFM Team | Jun 24, 2020
It’s that time of year again! With the new coming financial year comes an increase to the high income threshold for unfair dismissal claims, maximum compensation for an unfair dismissal and employment termination payments. High income threshold The high-income...
by JFM Team | Jun 22, 2020
Most employers do the right thing and pay their employees the prescribed rates of pay under the Fair Work Commission Modern Awards or the National Minimum Wage. A small minority do not, and if you’re employed by one of these then you are missing out on what is...
by JFM Team | Jun 9, 2020
External and internal factors can force a business to reconsider its allocation of its resources. Quite often an operational change in a business also correlates with the termination of a large number of employees, as certain positions are no longer required within...
