2018-19 Annual Wage Review Progress Update
No mandate for “regressive” IR reform despite re-election of Morrison Government
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Successful defamation claim nets NSW Child Care Worker $230K+ from ex-employer
“Not happy” employer even less happy with FWC decision
Coles secures external Legal Rep for UD claim pressed by self-represented employee
Worker Sacked After Hospital Stay for Cancer Awarded $18,200
Annual Wage Review Progress Update
The Annual Wage Review 2018-19 is underway to determine what increase, if any, should be applied to minimum wages in 2019. As usual, the submissions to the Fair Work Commission from unions and employers vary widely. Some notable submissions this year include:
Continue reading “Annual Wage Review Progress Update”Update: Employee Who Said No to Biometric Scanners Was Unfairly Dismissed
A Full Bench of the FWC has upheld an appeal against the decision of Commissioner Hunt in relation to the dismissal of an employee who refused to provide his biometric data at work. The Full Bench upheld the following grounds of appeal advanced by the applicant in the matter, Mr Lee:
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Dispute Resolution Practitioner Dismissed for Dispute
An experienced Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner has lost his unfair dismissal claim in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after a dispute with a colleague in the workplace led to his sacking.
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