There has been a spate of decisions delivered by the Fair Work Commission recently that deal with terminations of employment arising from th…
There has been a spate of decisions delivered by the Fair Work Commission recently that deal with terminations of employment arising from th…
By Charles Power
Gardening leave describes a situation where an employee gives notice or is given notice of termination of employment and…
A former restaurant owner will have his pay slashed by $500 a fortnight in order to pay off outstanding court penalties, in the first case …
By Kerryn Tredwell
A recent case shows employers need to try harder when accommodating disabled employees – or they could face legal ac…
Often the decision to terminate an employee’s employment on grounds of misconduct will come as a result of repeated instances of inappropr…
An 18-year-old Domino’s delivery driver has resigned after he was caught sharing a Change.org petition on his Facebook page that claime…
A vast number of laws and regulations govern employment relationships in Australia. Despite the best intentions, your business may be in …
A fast food restaurant in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill that was found to have underpaid about eight workers $46,000 over the course o…
A family business in Melbourne has been hit with a $7500 fine after the Federal Court found it had sacked an employee in part because he que…
Two recent decisions have made it clear that employers (including small business owners) are expected to understand the nature of their …
Ever held on to a bad employee just because you were afraid of an unfair dismissal claim?
Without human resources teams behind them, small …
A Victorian chicken farm worker who was sacked after she was found asleep in a truck the morning after the Melbourne Cup has won her unfair …
