by JFM Team | Jun 16, 2016
The roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was completed on 1 July 2016. It has a number of implications for the way in which work is carried out in the disability services sector. Flexibility The use of individual client plans and the increasing...
by JFM Team | Jun 6, 2016
In Trevena v Thiess Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 468, Tracey J rejected a general protections claim made by an employee who claimed that his employer had taken adverse action against him because he exercised a workplace right to make a complaint in relation to his employment....
by JFM Team | May 12, 2016
The seminal High Court case of Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission v May [2016] HCA 19 clarifies the meaning of ‘injury’ under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) (SRC Act). The facts Mr May was an employee of the Royal...
by JFM Team | May 12, 2016
Internships and work experience placements have recently received a lot of media attention. Mamamia attracted criticism for offering a three week internship at a charity auction, while the Federal Government’s proposed internship scheme has come under fire for its...
by JFM Team | Apr 18, 2016
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...
by JFM Team | Apr 18, 2016
The collapse of Queensland Nickel and voluntary administration of Dick Smith brought the plight of employees whose employers go insolvent into the public spotlight. This article outlines some of the ways in which employees can recover unpaid entitlements from their...
