May 2019 Employer found responsible for employee's fraud The Fair Work Commission finds employer's lack of corporate governance helped facilitate employee's fraud.
May 2019 Employer hit with damages for defaming employee Ex-employee awarded $237,970.22 in compensatory, aggravated, special damages and interest.
April 2019 Individual flexibility agreement survives despite defects Employee accepted individual flexibility agreement as part of the offer of employment.
April 2019 FWC says no to West Gate Tunnel greenfields agreements Two companies unsuccessfully applied to the Fair Work Commission for a greenfields agreement.
April 2019 Fair Work Commission rules employee banter constituted bullying and harassment Employees who were dismissed for misconduct commence unfair dismissal applications.
April 2019 Contractors can agree not to poach each other's employees The Supreme Court of NSW granted an injunction preventing an employee from starting employment with another employer.
April 2019 Prior service with labour hire company counts as service with current employer Employee argued his employment with an associated entity should be counted as part of his service with employer that dismissed him.
February 2019 Sham contracting crackdown Two companies admit to sham contracting and receive hefty penalties.
February 2019 Surveillance devices permitted in drivers' vehicles A company sought to install surveillance devices in vehicles to monitor drivers’ fatigue and distraction.
February 2019 Requested adjustments to the workplace for a disabled worker rejected Employee claims his employer had discriminated against him by failing to make the reasonable adjustments he requested to accommodate his disability.
January 2019 Heated exchanges with employees by text message will not end well Ex-employer argues applicant had resigned and hence was not entitled to bring an unfair dismissal application.
January 2019 Ambiguity in enterprise agreement wording can have huge consequences The Fair Work Commission finds union's interpretation of the enterprise agreement clause was correct.
January 2019 Dispute over modern award coverage leads to unfair dismissal claim A general foreperson on a construction site is dismissed after failing a drug test.
January 2019 Causing health and safety risk is a legitimate basis for dismissal Employee was dismissed after being found to have brought duelling pistols to work.
December 2018 Disciplinary action taken for employee's off duty conduct The Case Urso v QF Cabin Crew Australia Pty Limited T/A QCCA (2018) Mr Urso was employed as a flight attendant by QF Cabin Crew Australia Pty Ltd (QCCA). Mr Urso was rostered on a seven-day flight pattern flying from Brisbane to Los Angeles to New York to Los