A union has successfully argued that an employer's enterprise agreement requires it to convert labour hire workers to direct permanent roles after a year's service, in a case that all labour hire users and providers should be "very concerned" about.
An HR officer was so busy with the day-to-day management of an organisation that she had "little capacity" to appropriately deal with an employee's performance issues, the Fair Work Commission has ruled in an unfair dismissal dispute.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's claim that an HR manager adopted a "tick and flick" approach to her redundancy because of a heavy workload.
Last night's Federal Budget provides for a dedicated sham contracting unit within the Fair Work Ombudsman, allocating $9.2 million over four years from FY20.
The Fair Work Commission has upheld an employee's dismissal for threatening to hit female colleagues and acting aggressively towards an HR manager, rejecting his "fanciful" denials of wrongdoing.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee's claim that failing to sign a deed of release voided his resignation. Also in this article, an employee wasn't 'forced' to leave her employment because of alleged discrimination; bargaining-related strikes are on the rise; and more.
An employee's bullying behaviour towards a colleague wasn't serious enough to warrant her dismissal, especially since her employer failed to properly deal with the pair's interpersonal conflict, a tribunal has ruled.
An employer's bid to reduce an employee's redundancy entitlements has failed, after the Fair Work Commission found its "numerous" discussions about alternative employment never crystallised into a formal offer.
An HR manager endured serious and prolonged bullying after becoming "collateral damage" in a matrimonial dispute between two company directors, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.
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.
