The Fair Work Commission has ruled an airline had a valid reason to terminate the employment of a cabin crew supervisor who attempted to use…
The Fair Work Commission has ruled an airline had a valid reason to terminate the employment of a cabin crew supervisor who attempted to use…
In a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) (B v Conair Australia Pty Ltd [2016] FWC 6520) a human resources manager was found to…
SMEs are being warned to keep diligent notes and employment policy documents after the Fair Work Commission (FWC) ordered a Port Macquarie i…
It’s a nightmare that keeps many business owners awake at night.
Unfair dismissal is no joke. After several years, the Fair Work Commis…
Fixed-term employment contracts are useful for employers who need to manage a workforce when personnel requirements are uncertain or may cha…
The end of the financial year can be a stressful time to be a small business owner.
To make matters worse, important legal changes often …
A cleaner has won his job back along with $9000 in compensation after he was sacked over allegations he stole a cup of coffee.
Raj Bista…
Last week, Fairfax reported about a Norfolk Island public servant who had her pay docked after she “committed a breach of discipline” by…
There has been a spate of decisions delivered by the Fair Work Commission recently that deal with terminations of employment arising from th…
A sushi business that was placed into administration last year has been ordered to pay a former employee $25,000 after the Fair Work Commiss…
Often the decision to terminate an employee’s employment on grounds of misconduct will come as a result of repeated instances of inappropr…
The Fair Work Commission has upheld an employer’s decision to sack a worker who the company claimed drunkenly threw his fully clothed coll…