What are the effects of deeds of settlement in workplace disputes? It is quite common for an employee to regret…
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The essential elements of a binding settlement agreement of, say, an unfair dismissal case are remarkably limited. For example a…
The Fair Work Commission will not permit parties to unfair dismissal proceedings to walk away from or recant agreements reached…
It is not uncommon for a person to contact me and seek advice how to walk away from an agreement…
For various reasons, some justified, but mostly not, parties, particularly applicant employees, attempt to walk away from an settlement agreement…
When an unfair dismissal case is settled, often but not only at a conciliation conference, it is customary for the…
The following extract from a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission in an unfair dismissal case reveals the difficulties…
Unfortunately, all too often parties in unfair dismissal cases (normally applicant employees) change their mind after they reach an agreement…
A settlement reached orally by parties to an unfair dismissal case, in this case during a conciliation conference, will if…
“The community has a public interest in the efficient settlement of litigation. The confidentiality of settlements is an aid to…
