Duties of Care and Psychiatric Illnesses: Guidance from the Queensland Court Of Appeal
In Eaton v TriCare (Country) Pty Ltd [2016] QCA 139, the Queensland Court of Appeal awarded $435,583.98 in damages to an employer who had negligently caused one of its former employees to sustain a psychiatric injury. The decision, which is relevant in all Australian...
Discrimination of Athletes by Employers
Heather Garriock is one of Australia’s best women’s footballers (soccer). She has played 130 times for the Matildas since her national debut in 1999, still remaining the youngest women ever to represent the Australian national side and she has played for a number of...
Employees must not pursue personal gain at the expense of their employer
In Lifeplan Australia Friendly Society Ltd v Woff [2016] FCA 248, Besanko J provided a helpful outline of the principles that are used to determine whether employees have breached the fiduciary duties that they owe to employers. The Facts Mr Woff and Mr Corby were...