A decision on employees' personal leave accruals, described as one of the most contentious cases of 2019, is on its way to the High Court. Also in this article: an aggressive employee's dismissal ruling will stand; top HR priorities for 2020; and much more.
An employee who was sacked for applying the wrong protocol when an unexpected safety incident occurred has failed to win reinstatement, despite his unblemished nine-year work record.
An employer that had no records to disprove underpayment allegations by two former employees has been ordered to pay them almost $19,000 plus interest.
An employee who was promoted to a role she was unable to perform, and left "out of her depth", has been denied both reinstatement and compensation despite winning an unfair dismissal action.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's unfair dismissal claim, after refusing to accept his secret recording of a disciplinary meeting as evidence.
An employee has won the right to have his casual service included in the minimum employment period for lodging an unfair dismissal claim, after proving he had a reasonable expectation that his regular hours would continue.
A visa permitting an indefinite stay in Australia didn't extinguish an employer's right to summon a seconded employer back to his home country, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting his unfair dismissal application.
An employer that sacked an employee for taking excessive breaks and sleeping on the job could have done more to substantiate its allegations, but still had sufficient evidence to justify dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
Costly legal disputes continue to highlight the many risks employers face when managing, disciplining, or dismissing employees while they are absent, injured or incapacitated. Attend this webinar for an up-to-date review of the legal framework applying to workplace absenteeism, injury and incapacity, and lessons from recent case law.
