In the recent decision of Richards v Nicoletti [2016] WAIRC 00941, the WAIRC Full Bench has determined that there is no scope…
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Employment contract claims in the WA Industrial Relations Commission In addition to its powers to deal with certain unfair dismissal…
What is an employment contract? Many people who call me up for advice, both employers and employees, deny when I…
The Fair Work Commission recently dealt with an unfair dismissal case brought by a young law graduate who had been…
The most fundamental and generally important fair work issue is whether the relationship between parties is that of employment…
I am sometimes asked (most often when an employee is seeking to evade the effect of a restraint of trade)…
Contracts of service vs contracts for services; “It is important to bear in mind that there can be no employment…
Remedies for repudiation of employment contract “A breach of a contract by repudiation occurs when a party evinces an intention…
What is required to constitute a legal employment relationship? The elements required in the formation of a contract were set…
Although not common, some employment law issues revolve around whether or not the relationship between the parties is to be…
