by JFM Team | Feb 17, 2020
A case from 2018 highlights several problems connected with dismissal of employees, and led to a costly unfair dismissal payout for employers. The case was that of Knutson v Chesson Pty Ltd. Chesson P/L trades as PayPerClick and specialises in performance-based...
by JFM Team | Feb 14, 2020
On 23 January 2020, the Fair Work Commission passed down a re-determination in the matter of Angele Chandler v Bed Bath N’ Table Pty Ltd, allowing for casual employees meeting certain criteria to have access to unfair dismissal remedies. Ms Chandler was employed as a...
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...
by JFM Team | Oct 22, 2018
The Fair Work Commission has recently handed down a decision which provides increased access to unfair dismissal claims by casual workers. Particularly those employees engaged in the labour hire industry. In the case of Robert Smith v Goldfields People Hire Pty Ltd...
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...
