Sec 386 of the Fair Work Act provides inter alia that a person has been dismissed if the person’s employment…
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One of the questions involved in an unfair dismissal case is whether or not the employer had a valid reason…
It is a question of fact to be determined by expert evidence in an unfair dismissal case whether an employer…
For the dismissal of an employee to be upheld as relevantly fair, the tests used by the Fair Work Commission…
Where an employee is unable to meet the inherent requirements of the job, it is perfectly lawful for an employer…
One of the most common issues about which I am consulted in my fair work practice is the issue of…
Where an employee is unfit for work because of medical issues, whether or not they are sustained at work or…
An employer will generally be permitted to dismiss an innocent employee who for whatever reason can no longer fulfil the…
“An inability to perform the inherent requirements of the position will generally provide a valid reason for dismissal. But this…
“Jetstar (Jetstar Airways Pty Limited v Neetson-Lemkes (2013) FWCFB 9075 )took into account that, in some cases of an employee’s…
