The regulation introduced to protect employers from 'double-dipping' claims has "absolutely no utility" as a result of the Rossato v WorkPac ruling, an employment lawyer says.
An employer has failed in its high-profile challenge against a worker who claimed he was wrongly classified as a casual and should have received permanent employee entitlements.
A part-time employee who refused to use some of her annual leave while receiving JobKeeper payments has received little sympathy from the Fair Work Commission. Meanwhile, the Federal Court has ruled that employees are not entitled to paid personal leave during stand downs.
An employee was sacked because his poor performance exposed his employer to an "unacceptable level of risk", the Federal Circuit Court has ruled in rejecting his adverse action claim.
Dismissing employees for poor performance can be challenging at the best of times, but in the current environment, where employees have less to lose by making a claim, it's even more of a minefield.
An employee who was unfairly dismissed for refusing to use his employer's fingerprint scanners has convinced the Fair Work Commission to reconsider his request for reinstatement.
The JobKeeper program will be reviewed next month to adjust for anomalies, misuse, and potential adjustment of its finish date, the Prime Minister has confirmed. Also in this article, the FWO slams big businesses' non-compliance with the FW Act; further changes to EA regulations; and more.
The Fair Work Commission has ruled it does have jurisdiction to deal with JobKeeper underpayment disputes, in rejecting an attempt by Qantas to throw out an employee's claim.
It was unreasonable for an employee to require a formal plan to understand how she could meet her employer's performance expectations, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in rejecting her unfair dismissal claim.
With the Federal Government urging a return to business as usual by July, employers have to consider some important questions about how they'll approach the transition, a workplace lawyer says.
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.
