Where a part time employee earns a pro rata proportion of what would otherwise be earnings which exceed the high…
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How to value a motor vehicle allowance for the purposes of the high income threshold “It is noted that prior…
The high income threshold in unfair dismissal cases will increase to $145,400 and consequently the compensation limit for unfair dismissal…
There has been some judicial controversy about what is to be included in the “annual rate of earnings” for the…
There has been much confusion amongst fair work practitioners about what types or elements of motor vehicle allowances should be…
An employee whose rate of earnings at the point of dismissal exceeds the high income threshold is not protected from…
What allowances, and in particular, what motor vehicle allowances are to be included in the rate of earnings calculation for…
In this explanation I have included a passage from the Fair Work Commission’s unfair dismissal benchbook. “Earnings include:…
‘As an aside, I find it intriguing, that in many unfair dismissal cases, the dismissed employee will tell me that…
Travel allowances will be included in an employee’s nominal remuneration for determining whether the employee’s income exceeds the high income…
