A candidate who failed to meet the conditions of her employment offer and never started the job has claimed her prospective employer engaged in unlawful adverse action.
Annualised salary arrangements are a key pain point for employers at the moment, but HR leaders can mitigate "inevitable" payroll mistakes using a back-to-basics approach, a lawyer says.
Employment contracts can work in harmony with modern awards and enterprise agreements if employers are careful not to make industrial instruments contractually binding, a lawyer says.
Human capital services provider Harrier Group has failed to gain access to alleged communications between its former CEO and 16 organisations following her dismissal.
Withdrawing an employee's company car benefit following misconduct allegations was effectively an unfair dismissal, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
In today's highly litigious environment, watertight contracts for all employees are a must. Watch this webcast for an update on employment contract fundamentals, common pitfalls, recent developments and more.
Arrangements "camouflaged" an organisation's ability to control its workforce but its capacity for control pointed to an employment rather than contracting relationship, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
An employee who refused to participate in an on-call roster, due to concerns it was negatively affecting his mental wellbeing, breached his contract and was fairly dismissed, 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.
