Workplace fight and failure to disengage justified dismissal
A Fair Work Commission decision has reinforced that fighting connected with work can provide a valid reason for dismissal, even where another person initiates the aggression.
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Safety violation justified dismissal: FWC
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a machine operator who removed a safety guard, failed to report its removal to the appropriate supervisor and gave a misleading explanation during the employer’s investigation.
Continue reading “Safety violation justified dismissal: FWC”Reminder: Temporary increase to vehicle allowance for Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award and Aged Care Award
Employers are reminded that the Fair Work Commission has decided to temporarily increase the motor vehicle allowance from $1.01 to $1.05 per kilometre effective from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 September 2026 for employees covered by the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 and the Aged Care Award 2010.
Continue reading “Reminder: Temporary increase to vehicle allowance for Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award and Aged Care Award”Hurried restructure leads to $56,000 unfair dismissal award
The Fair Work Commission has awarded more than $56,000 in compensation after finding that an employee’s dismissal during a workplace restructure was harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
Continue reading “Hurried restructure leads to $56,000 unfair dismissal award”Fair Work Commission proposes working from home changes to Clerks Award
The Fair Work Commission has decided to vary the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2020 to introduce provisions specifically dealing with working from home.
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Delayed finalisation of 1 October changes for Health Professionals & SCHADS Award
Employers engaging Health Professionals under the Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2020 (HPSS Award) and/or organisations who employ Home Care – Disability Care employees under the Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SCHADS Award) may reasonably have forgotten that earlier this year the Fair Work Commission (FWC) foreshadowed major changes to both awards from 1 October.
Continue reading “Delayed finalisation of 1 October changes for Health Professionals & SCHADS Award”Aldi forks out another $25+ million in long-running class action on pre-shift work
An SDA prediction that supermarket giant, Aldi, owed thousands of employees millions of dollars in backpay for designated tasks they were directed to complete before work each day has come to fruition, though the more than $50 million the company will have paid out upon final settlement remains a fraction of the $150 million compensation originally foreshadowed.
Continue reading “Aldi forks out another $25+ million in long-running class action on pre-shift work”Shift reductions after “burnt out” comment did not amount to bullying
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has refused to grant a stop bullying order to a Care Nurse (CN) working in an aged care facility, rejecting her claims that her shifts were reduced as retaliation for her providing a witness statement in support of a coworker’s workplace injury.
Continue reading “Shift reductions after “burnt out” comment did not amount to bullying”Reinstatement for “acclaimed” bottle-o staffer sacked over robbery intervention
A long-serving bottle shop attendant has won compensation and reinstatement with Commissioner Redford of the Fair Work Commission left dumbfounded by the “complete lack of sentiment” shown by her employer, when it dismissed her over a “well-intentioned” attempt to dissuade thieves who were “swarming” the store.
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A senior payroll clerk has lost the right to continue operating under a long-running arrangement permitting him to work from home on Mondays and Fridays, with the Fair Work Commission agreeing with his employer that his role requires a high level of “focus and attention to detail”, which cannot be sustained at the same time he is acting as the primary carer for two very young children.
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