Limitations on fixed-term contracts have caused employers unintended levels of anxiety, a review has found, in suggesting the Australian Government consider alternative reforms.
How an employer could claim a casual worker's employment was terminated "professionally", while also contending he wasn't dismissed, was a "mystery", according to the Fair Work Commission.
A worker on a fixed-term contract, who alleged she was "blocked" from completing the qualification she needed to become a permanent employee, was not dismissed and couldn't pursue an adverse action claim, a Fair Work Commission full bench has found.
Progress has been "disappointing" in the three years since a review of s-xual harassment in the legal sector, according to a new report. Meanwhile, an employer has lost its partial challenge to a union application for 'same job, same pay' orders.
The FWC has no jurisdiction to deal with a casual conversion dispute lodged by an employee whose role was made redundant shortly after she sought to become permanent.
A worker, who maintains she was a contractor despite making dismissal claims, has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission it should grant extensions for her various general protections actions.
Regulated labour hire arrangement orders take effect from today, and the Fair Work Commission has now issued guidelines. But requests for more detail on how to calculate affected workers' new rates remain unaddressed.
General protections claims are the fastest-growing category of applications in the Fair Work Commission, with reforms now underway to stem the tide. This webinar will discuss important developments in both procedural issues and case law.
