Probation Period Archives

Probation Period

August 1, 2017

Real Estate Agency awaits compensation order after dismissing an employee because she was pregnant.

Archive General Protections Claim, Pregnancy, Probation Period

A real estate agency in Victoria will wait until a further hearing in October to find out Judge Riley’s decision as to compensation, after it unsuccessfully defended proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court brought by a former administrative assistant (‘Applicant’). The Applicant alleged that she had been terminated by the real estate agency due to […]

October 18, 2015

Care still required for probation terminations

Archive Adverse Action, General Protections Claim, Probation Period, Termination, Workplace Culture

An employee has been successful in a general protections claim following his employer’s decision to terminate him inside the employee’s probation period. Prior to the termination, there was a confrontation between the employee and his supervisor about the employee not being present at his desk. The employee subsequently contacted the employer’s HR department about the […]