The Fair Work Commission rightly insists upon an employer being able to demonstrate strict and meaningful compliance with the consultation…
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It has become popular for former employees to initiate general protections’ claims based upon the statutory case of action in…
There are some circumstances in which an employer is entitled to set off contractual payments against award entitlements and here…
What follows is an extract from a recent unfair dismissal case in the Fair Work Commission which is an excellent…
What is adequate consultation for a genuine redundancy? Here is the answer from a recent case. “Was there Consultation about…
“When determining compensation for unfair dismissal, the Fair Work Commission applies what is called the “Sprigg formula”, one of the…
An employer will be safe to treat the employment relationship with an employee as at an end if the conduct…
In what might by some be regarded as a controversial decision, a very experienced Commissioner of the Fair Work Commission…
Today I have come across this decision of the Federal Circuit Court dealing with a general protections case which involved…
At common law, there is no implied obligation upon an employer not to treat an employee unfairly. However there is…
