The issue whether there is a valid reason for the dismissal of an employee whose employment is covered by the…
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The issue of whether there has been a transfer of business for the purposes of calculating length of service under…
In an unfair dismissal case, the three main questions for determination are firstly whether there was a valid reason for…
Here is the classic test which is applied by the Fair Work Commission, together with some others too, when determining…
The Fair Work Act makes it very difficult to appeal a decision of the Fair Work Commission at first instance,…
As noted by Vice President Lawler in Sexton v Pacific National (ACT) Pty Ltd: 272 “Relevantly advanced age and long service can…
Today, I am publishing a large extract from a Federal Circuit Court decision about adverse action in the workplace for…
The Small Business Fair Dismissal Code provides that for a small business to be able to establish the jurisdictional defence…
A Full Bench of Fair Work Australia in decision in Zappia v Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd 6 said as follows; “On the…
A period of unpaid personal leave taken by an employee during his or her employment will not count towards the…
