An employee who took sick leave after his annual leave request was denied did not suffer adverse action when he was dismissed - and made a tactical mistake in claiming he did, the Federal Court has found.
As the modern awards system becomes more complex, employers should ensure they're staying up to date with changes, and keep one eye on whether an enterprise agreement might better suit their needs, a workplace lawyer says.
A recent Federal Court case will make it easier for employees to prosecute employers that fail to uphold the commitments they make in workplace policies, warns a lawyer.
Organisations involved in mergers and acquisitions might be entitled to offer workers employment without recognising their previous service, but no matter how the contracts are worded, some leave entitlements always remain, warns employment lawyer Athena Koelmeyer.
Two employees who lost more than 2,000 hours in sick leave credits after their publicly owned employer became a private entity have failed to convince a commission that their employment was merely "transferred", and their accruals should have been, too.
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Australia is on the precipice of unprecedented workplace change, but regulation and policy discussions focus too much on "yesterday's problems", warns Business Council of Australia chief executive, Jennifer Westacott.
Employers that require information about an employee's medical condition can direct them to attend a medical examination, but must take care to ensure the direction is "lawful and reasonable" an employment lawyer warns.
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