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An crane driver sacked from his job on a 39-storey residential development in Adelaide has lost his unfair dismissal claim after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) agreed with his employer’s submission that his conduct in shutting down the crane and leaving the site at noon without telling anyone was the equivalent of a ‘two fingered salute’ to the employer.

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A security guard employed by MSS Security has lost his unfair dismissal claim in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) following his sacking over claims he took excessive breaks and failed to perform patrols as required.

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On 27 November 2019, the proposed legislation to enshrine 6pm – midnight on Christmas Eve as a public holiday was passed by Queensland Parliament. The approval of the Bill had been anticipated, given the recommendation of the Education, Employment and Small Business Committee that the proposed legislation be passed, despite the fact it was universally opposed by employer groups during the consultation process.

A former Guard at the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre has won his unfair dismissal case in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) following his sacking for testing positive to alcohol when he was called in to work on a day off.

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A martial arts/self-defence instructor has won his unfair dismissal claim in the Fair Work Commission (FWC).

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An Audi Service Advisor has won his unfair dismissal claim after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) found a luxury car dealership’s reliance on customer survey scores to measure performance was inappropriate. 

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A family-run smash repair business has been ordered to pay $10,115 in compensation after it was found by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to have unfairly dismissed an employee for being late to dinner.

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This legislation was passed by Queensland Parliament on 27 November 2019. Read our latest update here.

Employers are reminded that Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, is proposing to amend the Holidays Act 1983 to provide for 6pm – midnight on Christmas Eve to be classified as a gazetted public holiday. Similar provisions for part-day public holidays currently exist in South Australia and the Northern Territory.

In September, the Federal Government announced its intention to commission an independent review of the ‘retirement income system’. The Government says the review, which will look at the three pillars of the existing retirement income system, being the Age Pension, compulsory superannuation and voluntary savings, “will cover the current state of the system and how it will perform in the future as Australians live longer and the population ages”.