Unfair Dismissal

April 1, 2019

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Dismissal Round Up & Lessons For Employers

Misconduct, Settlement Agreements, Termination of Employment, Unfair Dismissal

This month we round up some recent dismissal cases that provide valuable lessons for employers when stepping the sometimes perilous path of dismissing an employee. A dismissed employee can often be a disgruntled one, with potential to cause disharmony in the workplace even after they have left. Dismissed employees can bring various claims against former […]

September 4, 2018

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
New domestic violence leave entitlement and valid reasons for dismissal not enough

Awards and Employee Entitlements, Misconduct, Performance Management, Unfair Dismissal Dismissal, Domestic Violence, family violence, modern awards, Unpaid leave

This month we look at the new family and domestic violence leave entitlements and some recent unfair dismissal cases which highlight that a valid reason for dismissal is not enough. New family and domestic violence leave entitlement Modern award covered employees can now take 5 days’ unpaid family and domestic violence leave each year. The […]

May 30, 2018

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Recent employment law decisions provide timely guidance for employers

Awards and Employee Entitlements, Misconduct, Policies and Procedures, Termination of Employment, Underpayment Claims, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Health & Safety Dismissal, Employee Entitlements, Employer fined, Fair Work Commission, Pregnancy, Safety Breach, Social Media, Unfair Dismissal Application, Workplace Safety

This month we look at two recent decisions in the employment law space. The first decision relates to an employer’s decision to terminate an employee for breaching a cardinal safety rule. The second decision relates to the reprehensible conduct of an employer who failed to pass on an employee’s paid parental leave entitlement. Use of […]

March 19, 2018

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Out of hours conduct on Social Media leads to Fair Dismissal

Misconduct, Policies and Procedures, Termination of Employment, Unfair Dismissal, Workplace Investigations Facebook, Misconduct, Out of Hours Conduct, Social Media

The Fair Work Commission has upheld a company’s decision to dismiss an employee, after the employee sent a pornographic video to a number of his colleagues through the Facebook Messenger app. The employee was employed by a large container terminal operator as a stevedore. He was dismissed, with payment in lieu of notice, some 10 […]

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Unfair Dismissal

EMPLOYMENT UPDATEDismissal Round Up & Lessons For Employers

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

Dismissal Round Up & Lessons For Employers

EMPLOYMENT UPDATENew domestic violence leave entitlement and valid reasons for dismissal not enough

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

New domestic violence leave entitlement and valid reasons for dismissal not enough

EMPLOYMENT UPDATERecent employment law decisions provide timely guidance for employers

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

Recent employment law decisions provide timely guidance for employers

EMPLOYMENT UPDATEOut of hours conduct on Social Media leads to Fair Dismissal

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

Out of hours conduct on Social Media leads to Fair Dismissal

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Dismissal Round Up & Lessons For Employers

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
New domestic violence leave entitlement and valid reasons for dismissal not enough

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Recent employment law decisions provide timely guidance for employers

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE
Out of hours conduct on Social Media leads to Fair Dismissal