by JFM Team | Feb 14, 2020
On 23 January 2020, the Fair Work Commission passed down a re-determination in the matter of Angele Chandler v Bed Bath N’ Table Pty Ltd, allowing for casual employees meeting certain criteria to have access to unfair dismissal remedies. Ms Chandler was employed as a...
by JFM Team | Jan 24, 2020
Flexible working arrangements have been a source of discontent in some workplaces since the introduction of the Fair Work Act in 2009. At issue have been the extension of flexibility for family reasons to fathers as well as mothers, and possible disruptions to the...
by JFM Team | Jan 7, 2020
While the Fair Work Ombudsman may appear to some employers mostly as an agent designed to enforce Fair Work legislation, they also serve a very helpful purpose by providing advice and education to businesses and employers in general. Points to bear in mind If you are...
by JFM Team | Nov 29, 2019
Australian employment law differentiates between poor performance and poor conduct. Poor performance is a failure to complete work, tasks or duties to the required standard. Poor conduct is misconduct in the workplace such as consistently being late to work, acting...
by JFM Team | Nov 15, 2019
Claims of unfair dismissal arise in many different circumstances, but all are costly and inconvenient. Catch the potential trouble before it starts. Here are some recent unfair dismissal cases and the procedures that could have avoided them. Case #1 Not Having...
by JFM Team | Nov 12, 2019
Bullying and harassment in the workplace will always be with us. For example, in a recent report, London researcher Cecilia Harvey drew attention to the “Queen bee syndrome”, which occurs where women “use their social intelligence to manipulate relationships or damage...
