The Fair Work Commission has found it is “reasonable” for an employer to nominate which doctor an employee needs to visit when assessing…
The Fair Work Commission has found it is “reasonable” for an employer to nominate which doctor an employee needs to visit when assessing…
Award agreements should include provisions for employees to cash out their annual leave, according to the Australian Industry Group. The pow…
A childcare centre that dismissed an employee following an accusation the staff member smacked a two-year-old child has lost an unfair dismi…
Employers across Australia are reeling in the wake of the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the national minimum wage by $18.70 …
The Fair Work Commission has ruled in favour of a nursing home which sacked a cleaner after she suggested a resident complain to a current a…
An Australian engineering services company has been ordered to reinstate three workers it made redundant, and pay them close to $200,000 in …
In one of the first decisions made by the Fair Work Commission under its new jurisdiction the commission has dismissed a bullying claim. The…
A CSR employee, who was dismissed after what he described as “tomfoolery” and “mucking around”, has failed in an unfair dismissal cl…
A worker who tested positive for drugs and was then given a second chance to provide a clear test, has failed in his claim of unfair dismiss…
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a manager who was found to have posted grossly offensive material on his personal Faceb…
If your workers regularly use your company email system to distribute porn and other questionable material, you can’t fire one of them for…
It’s a new year, with a new government. But as Prime Minister Tony Abbott gets settled in, he’s yet to propose many significant changes …
