An enormous amount of litigation in Australian courts includes cases in which a party to a contract seeks to rely…
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In a very surprising decision, a judge of the Federal Circuit Court has held that the Court does have jurisdiction…
The Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission has a powerful jurisdiction called “denied contractual benefits”. The Western Australian Industrial Relations Act…
A Full Bench of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission has re-affirmed (if it needed to be) that there is…
The Fair Work Commission has applauded as appropriate an employer imposing an across the board temporary pay cut of 10%…
Is a promise of a bonus at the discretion of management an entitlement to a bonus? Many employees work in…
One of the most common causes of legal disputes, right up there with personality clashes and egos and so forth,…
The extent to which an employer retains management rights to manage a business without contravening its obligations (often called managerial…
An employee is not precluded from recovering a discretionary bonus in court where he or she can demonstrate that the…
Managerial prerogatives are considered natural or intrinsic organic rights or put another way an unqualified authority which allow employers to…
