Employer Chipped for Unfair Dismissal
A food products supplier which made a meal of dismissing an employee has been forced to fork out $20,500 after the Fair Work Commission found it unfairly dismissed a food technologist. Continue reading “Employer Chipped for Unfair Dismissal”
Unfair dismissal finding for employee accused of breaching Visa
Doutta Galla Aged Services Ltd has recently lost a case in the Fair Work Commission over the dismissal of an employee on a student Visa. On Friday 2 November the Commission agreed to set a date for a hearing to determine compensation for the Applicant. Continue reading “Unfair dismissal finding for employee accused of breaching Visa”
Withholding Monies on Resignation – changes from November 2018
Big payout for unfairly dismissed employee
The Fair Work Commission in Sydney has awarded Ms Natalie Bain a payout of $54,000 for a dismissal which took place in early May. Ms Bain was employed by CPB Contractors Pty Ltd, a construction company which works in the rail, tunnelling, and building sectors. Her dismissal arose because of an incident on 21 April 2018. Continue reading “Big payout for unfairly dismissed employee”
Huge Delays in Enterprise Agreement Approvals – Undertakings Double
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has released its Annual Report 2017-18 and the data on enterprise agreement approvals makes for grim reading. Continue reading “Huge Delays in Enterprise Agreement Approvals – Undertakings Double”
REMINDER: Casual conversion provisions NOW APPLICABLE in most Awards
4 Yearly Review of Modern Awards: Requests for Flexible Work Arrangements
Casual found to be Permanent: the fallout from WorkPac v Skene
Unpaid Family & DV Leave to be extended to award-free workers
Penalty Rate rise coming for Retail employees in November
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