FWC Full Bench proposes entitlement to 10 days paid DV leave
In 2018, when provisions were inserted into the Modern Awards (and later, the National Employment Standards) to provide access to five days unpaid leave for employees experiencing family and domestic violence, the Fair Work Commission undertook to review the provision when it had been operative for three years. On 16 May 2022, a Full Bench issued a decision, setting out its provisional view resulting from the Family and Domestic Violence Leave Review 2021.
Continue reading “FWC Full Bench proposes entitlement to 10 days paid DV leave”“Disgrace”: Fair Work Commission takes aim at hospitality employer’s ancient EBA
A prominent hospitality employer has had its 1999 enterprise bargaining agreement terminated by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) with the FWC issuing a clear warning to employers operating on “zombie” agreements that have long passed their nominal expiry dates.
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Worker who staged sit-in not unfairly dismissed
A barista who continued to show up for work after being dismissed has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission (FWC) that her dismissal was unfair despite the FWC describing the café owner as an “incompetent employer”.
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Nurse fails in bid to overturn religious exemption refusal
A youth health nurse has lost her bid to overturn a decision by her employer to refuse her application for exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine directive on religious belief grounds.
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Major changes coming to Modern Community Services Award from July 2022
July 2022 will see major changes implemented within the Modern Award applicable to the community services sector, being the Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Industry Award 2010.
Continue reading “Major changes coming to Modern Community Services Award from July 2022”Still no success for vax abstainers as FWC decisions start to flow
Months earlier than expected, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has issued several decisions addressing dismissal applications lodged by unvaccinated employees, terminated for being non-compliant with a COVID-19 vaccination mandate applicable to their work. The dismissals have been endorsed by the FWC in each instance, while many more unvaccinated employees who lodged their dismissal applications out of time have failed to win the right to pursue their claims.
Continue reading “Still no success for vax abstainers as FWC decisions start to flow”Insult to injury: FWC awards compensation to sacked employee who squished pet galah
In January, Deputy President Lake of the Fair Work Commission found an employer had acted unfairly when he summarily dismissed a labourer for accidentally reversing over the employer’s beloved pet bird, ‘Crackers’. This month, the Deputy President poured salt in the wound by awarding the sacked employee over $8,000 compensation.
Continue reading “Insult to injury: FWC awards compensation to sacked employee who squished pet galah”Unvaccinated nurse not entitled to paid personal leave, confirms FWC
A Nurse in Victoria, who is not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 and is therefore unable to perform work in compliance with the vaccination mandate that applies to her employment, has failed to convince the Fair Work Commission (FWC) she is entitled to access her paid personal leave at present, despite the fact she has consistently submitted medical certificates verifying her incapacity for work since October last year.
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With 2022 rolling on following a significantly disrupted start, some business owners might already be looking ahead longingly towards Easter. As has been the case in recent years, all FOUR days across the 2022 Easter weekend will be observed as public holidays in Queensland, NSW, the ACT and Victoria. Different arrangements apply in other states and territories.
Continue reading “2022 Easter (& Other) Public Holidays”Unvaxxed Dairy Worker Loses Dismissal Claim
A unvaccinated plant operator employed at a dairy factory for 17 years has lost his unfair dismissal claim in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) despite the employer acknowledging he was a good employee who was well regarded.
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