A new ruling on whether a casual was entitled to claim unfair dismissal indicates a significant "shift" in the Fair Work Commission's approach, an employment lawyer says.
In a decision that highlights the consequences of "haphazard" and "reactive" HR practices, the Fair Work Commission has allowed an employee to dispute his dismissal after finding his fixed-term employment unintentionally became permanent.
In light of the federal election outcome, employers must now "buckle in" for some major shifts in industrial relations and other employment matters. Watch this webcast to understand what to expect.
Written agreements between employers and workers might now be considered "king", but they won't always be the deciding factor in employee/contractor disputes, a lawyer says.
The past year has seen some definitive rulings on what constitutes a casual employee or contractor, with important ramifications for all employers. Watch this HR Daily Premium webcast to understand what these cases mean for your organisation's contingent workforce arrangements.
A candidate has passed the first hurdle in claiming that an employer misled her when it said an employment offer had lapsed due to reference check issues and 'unacceptable' communication.
Two workers have failed to convince the Fair Work Commission they were engaged under sham contracts, after their company separately launched legal action as a service provider.
The Fair Work Commission has 'hinted' at a new approach to determining employment contract disputes, in an important ruling analysing whether a demotion was a dismissal, a lawyer says.
An employer has successfully argued that demoting an employee after a misconduct investigation did not constitute a dismissal, in a case with important implications for all employers.
An employer has won interim restraint orders against three ex-employees, with a court accepting that despite any evidence of breaches, its concerns were justified.
