by JFM Team | Apr 10, 2020
Just before the Covid-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the Australian economy, the Fair Work Commission made new rules for annualised wage arrangements. Despite the pandemic, as an employee who is paid an annualised wage (i.e. a fixed dollar amount, rather than an hourly...
by JFM Team | Mar 10, 2020
Procedural fairness should come into play when an employee is terminated from their workplace. They should be given the opportunity to defend themselves and provide a response to an employer’s allegations before any disciplinary action is taken. Termination of an...
by JFM Team | Jan 17, 2020
What are restraint of trade clauses? Restraint of trade clauses are often included in contracts of employment as a way for employers to protect their business interests by restricting an employee’s freedom to undertake certain activities during or after ending their...
by JFM Team | Nov 21, 2019
Constructive dismissals occur when an employer acts in a way that is so “harmful, adverse or unfriendly” to the point of damaging the employer/employee relationship beyond repair and the employee is left with no other reasonable option but to resign. A...
by JFM Team | Jul 28, 2019
For the last two years, the Fair Work Ombudsman’s office headed by Sandra Parker has been investigating the relationship between Uber and its drivers. The result has caused surprise in several quarters, seeing that her final statement read as follows: “The...
