by JFM Team | Sep 2, 2016
In Bigg v SAS Trustee Corporation [2016] NSWCA 236, the New South Wales Court of Appeal dismissed an application for leave to appeal a decision about a former employee’s entitlement to a superannuation benefit. Mr Bigg applies for a superannuation benefit Mr Bigg was...
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 | 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...
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 | 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...
