by JFM Team | Aug 12, 2016
Most Modern Awards contain a requirement for employers to consult with employees that they have “made a definite decision to introduce major changes in production, program, organisation, structure or technology that are likely to have significant effects on...
by JFM Team | Aug 10, 2016
In DP World Sydney Ltd v Guy [2016] NSWSC 1072, White J clarified a number of the principles that are used to determine whether a restraint of trade clause is enforceable. In so doing, he highlighted some important lessons for employers and executive employees. Facts...
by JFM Team | Aug 3, 2016
You run a successful business. You pride yourself on keeping one step ahead of your competitors. This means that you keep a tight lid on your confidential information. What would you do if one of your senior employees left the business and started offering a very...
by JFM Team | Jul 11, 2016
In Europa International Pty Ltd v Child [2016] NSWSC 923, McDougall J dismissed an application by an employer for an injunction to restrain former contractors from using allegedly confidential information to aid competitors. In so doing, McDougall J provided some...
by JFM Team | Jun 24, 2016
The Fair Work Ombudsman has started making more frequent use of s 550 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘FW Act’). This has resulted in a number of directors of companies that employ workers being ordered to pay compensation to employees personally. This article...
by JFM Team | Jun 20, 2016
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...
