by JFM Team | Aug 5, 2016
The legislation surrounding annual leave has been the subject of change in recent years, enabling employers to cash out their annual leave. Cashing out annual leave Eligible employees are now able to cash out their annual leave, rather than take the time off work....
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 | Jul 11, 2016
In Europa International Pty Ltd v Child [2016] NSWSC 923, McDougall J dismissed an application by an employer for an injunction to restrain former contractors from using allegedly confidential information to aid competitors. In so doing, McDougall J provided some...
by JFM Team | Jun 24, 2016
The Fair Work Ombudsman has started making more frequent use of s 550 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (‘FW Act’). This has resulted in a number of directors of companies that employ workers being ordered to pay compensation to employees personally. This article...
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...
