With the Fair Work Commission taking a much harder line on when employers can be legally represented in claims, it's increasingly up to HR professionals to step up in their defence. Watch this webcast to understand when the FWC is likely to grant or deny permissions, and ways to prepare a sound defence.
An injured employee has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission that his dismissal for not providing information about his condition was cruel and insensitive.
The Federal Court has ordered a host employer to reinstate a labour hire worker until her adverse action claim against it is determined. Also in this article, general protections claims continue to rise; the FWO won record penalties in the past financial year; and more.
An employer's application to reduce its liability to pay redundancy entitlements to 125 former employees has failed. Meanwhile, an employee's redundancy was not prompted by his intention to claim workers' compensation, the Fair Work Commission has found.
A worker has successfully appealed a decision not to convert her from temporary to permanent employment, after a court found her role was likely to be ongoing.
An unsuccessful job applicant has failed to prove an employer discriminated against him on the grounds of disability when he didn't pass the first stage of its recruitment process.
An employer that sacked a worker after a client removed her site access has failed to defend an unfair dismissal claim by arguing its "hands had been tied".
A union group plans to use the upcoming national inquiry into s-xual harassment to call for legislative changes that place stronger prevention obligations on employers.
A manager who told an employee she should "expect" unwanted attention in a male-dominated workplace discriminated against her, a tribunal has found in awarding compensation.
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.
