by JFM Team | Apr 11, 2016
In Fair Work Ombudsman v Konsulteq Pty Ltd [2015] FCCA 182, Judge Riethmuller ordered two companies and their sole director to pay $200,000 in penalties and compensation for the consistent failure of the companies to comply with the Fair Work Act 2009, including...
by JFM Team | Apr 7, 2016
Dismissing disqualified persons under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW) – guidance from the Fair Work Commission In O’Connell v Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Sydney [2016] FWCFB 1752, the Full Bench of the Fair Work...
by JFM Team | Apr 4, 2016
In Starr v Department of Human Services [2016] FWC 1460, Vice President Hatcher provided some commentary on the circumstances in which employers are entitled to dismiss employees for conduct that they engage in outside of work hours. The facts Mr Starr was a...
by JFM Team | Mar 17, 2016
In Bartlett v Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd [2016] NSWCA 30, the New South Wales Court of Appeal found that an employee had failed to prove that the employee had actually breached his employment contract prior to summarily terminating his employment....
by JFM Team | Mar 14, 2016
Ever since the decision of the Federal Court in Goldman Sachs JBWere Services Pty Limited v Nikolich [2007] FCFCA 120, employers have had to think very carefully about incorporating workplace policies and procedures into their employment contracts. If your policies...
by JFM Team | Feb 22, 2016
The Federal Circuit Court’s decision in Collison v Brighton Road Enterprises Pty Ltd [2016] FCCA 186 (‘Collison’s Case’) is a reminder that employers must tread carefully when dealing with employees who are on sick leave, or who are returning from sick leave....
