An employer and director that blocked an employee's return to work after the birth of her child have been ordered to pay thousands in pecuniary penalties and compensation.
An HR manager's dismissal process was "riddled with flaws", the Fair Work Commission has ruled in upholding a claim despite a valid reason for termination.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected an unfair dismissal claim from an employee who alleged he faced a hostile working environment after being investigated for s-xual harassment.
Two company directors who misclassified an employee as a contractor must individually pay him $27.5k each on top of their company's penalty, after showing no signs they properly accepted their obligations.
KFC has undertaken an 18-month project to overhaul its payroll systems, to ensure it doesn't inadvertently become the next employer embroiled in an underpayments scandal.
Allowing employees to take 10 days' personal leave per year regardless of how many hours they work would give rise to "absurd and inequitable outcomes", the High Court has ruled in overturning the landmark Mondelez decision.
The Fair Work Commission has accepted that an employer dismissed a manager for being unable to perform the inherent requirements of her role, after she requested workplace changes that were more akin to "outcomes" than reasonable adjustments.
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.
