Poor Performance vs Poor Conduct

by JFM Team | Nov 29, 2019

Australian employment law differentiates between poor performance and poor conduct. Poor performance is a failure to complete work, tasks or duties to the required standard. Poor conduct is misconduct in the workplace such as consistently being late to work, acting...

How To Prevent Unfair Dismissal Cases

by JFM Team | Nov 15, 2019

Claims of unfair dismissal arise in many different circumstances, but all are costly and inconvenient. Catch the potential trouble before it starts. Here are some recent unfair dismissal cases and the procedures that could have avoided them. Case #1 Not Having...

Bullying Or Harassment? That Is The Question

by JFM Team | Nov 12, 2019

Bullying and harassment in the workplace will always be with us. For example, in a recent report, London researcher Cecilia Harvey drew attention to the “Queen bee syndrome”, which occurs where women “use their social intelligence to manipulate relationships or damage...

The Repercussions of Restaurant Underpayments of Wages

by JFMLAW | Oct 28, 2019

Recent cases of restaurant underpayments have drawn significant media attention. One such case is the alleged denial of employee wages by high-end restaurant chain Rockpool. The restaurant has been accused of tampering with pay and time-sheet software to make...

Mandatory policy requirements under whistleblower laws

by JFMLAW | Oct 21, 2019

Whistleblower protections in the corporate sector have been bolstered by amendments designed to encourage the disclosure of corruption, fraud, tax evasion, and misconduct. Most notably for industrial relations practitioners, the amendments introduced mandatory...