by JFM Team | Oct 5, 2018
Unfair dismissal claims, bullying applications and general protections claims may mean you could be appearing before the Fair Work Commission. The Fair Work Commission is a workplace relations tribunal whose key responsibility is to hear and adjudicate disputes...
by JFM Team | Sep 25, 2018
Confidential information for the purposes of an employment relationship is information that is unique to the business. It is this information that should be protected in a deed of release and employment contract. Defining what is confidential information Information...
by JFM Team | Sep 21, 2018
Whether a case leans towards a genuine redundancy or unfair dismissal depends on elements within the employment contract, or lack there of. In today’s economic climate, it is very common from employers to make employees redundant. But if the redundancy is not...
by JFM Team | Sep 19, 2018
Despite the efforts of the #MeToo movement and the increasing global awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace, it continues to be prevalent and damaging in Australian workplaces. According to the Commissioner Kate Jenkins, only 17% of people who experience...
by JFM Team | Aug 30, 2018
The Fair Work Commission handed down an interesting decision, finding that the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board’s reason for dismissal of an employee were invalid BUT that the firefighter’s dishonesty in regards to a professional ban he was facing in his...
