Does the Fair Work Commission have the power to make a costs order?

by JFMLAW | Jul 11, 2018

What is a costs order? The Fair Work Commission has the power, in certain circumstances, to order a party to pay the legal costs for the other party. The power to do this comes from the Fair Work Commission issuing a ‘costs order’. When does the Fair Work Commission...

Are you being bullied at work?

by JFM Team | Nov 22, 2017

What is bullying? Workplace bullying is persistent unreasonable behaviour towards a worker or group of workers that causes a risk to health and safety. That is, it must: Be persistent, in the sense that it happens repeatedly over a period of time. Be unreasonable, in...

4 Tips On How To Say NO To A Pay Rise Request

by JFMLAW | Mar 16, 2017

There are good ways and bad ways to say no to a pay rise request. Of course, employees are going to be disappointed at having a pay rise request turned down. Performance reviews and pay rises are an excellent way to drive career progression and retain your key people....

Steps You Can Take Against Workplace Harassment and Discrimination

by JFM Team | Dec 14, 2016

What defines workplace harassment and discrimination? Harassment involves unwelcome behaviour that intimidates, offends or humiliates a person because of a particular personal characteristic such as race, age, gender, disability, religion or sexuality. Sexual...

Workplace Bullying: What Can Fair Work Do?

by JFM Team | Dec 7, 2016

When you’re faced with a difficult issue like workplace bullying, it can be hard to know who to turn to. And even if you do know who to contact, there’s sometimes uncertainty about what they can help with and how much they can do. If you’re being bullied at work, it’s...

How Not to Read a Document in an Employment Law Dispute

by JFMLAW | 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...