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Warwick Ryan Featured In Smartcompany on Parmalat Food Products Unfair Dismissal Case
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has been cited in a recent Smartcompany article regarding the reinstatement of an unfairly dismissed forklift driver at Parlamat Food Products. In March of this year, 63-year-old Christopher Tran was fired for failing to abide by company protocol in the event of a milk spillage. Despite the incident…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on Qantas unfair dismissal case
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has been featured in SmartCompany on a recent unfair dismissal case which was ruled in Qantas’ favour after the airline sacked an employee for booking cheap flights for family friends. Maria Panera commenced working with Qantas in 1986 but was dismissed in June last year after she…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on disability discrimination case
A former employee at Corrective Services NSW has been awarded more than $170,000 in compensation after it was found that she had been unlawfully discriminated against. Caryn Huntley’s was diagnosed with Chrohn’s Disease, which is considered to be a disability under Australian law. The court ruled that Corrective Services failed to make “reasonable…
Swaab Attorneys announced a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards
Swaab Attorneys is excited to announce that the firm has been named a finalist for the 15th Annual Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards in the Corporate / Employee Program of the Year category. This award recognises firms and legal departments that have demonstrated a commitment to their workforce over the past 1…
Swaab Attorneys builds on its Corporate team
Michael Phillips has joined Swaab Attorneys as a partner, expanding the firm’s capability in their Corporate group. Michael relocated from Hong Kong to Sydney in 2010. He has practiced as an attorney for over 20 years —16 of which as a partner within international law firms in London and Hong Kong. His experience…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on recent case in which an employee was sacked for querying his pay
A family business in Melbourne has been hit with a $7500 fine after the Federal Court found it had sacked an employee in part because he queried his rate of pay. Cardinia Waste & Recyclers, which specialises in waste removal services, was found to have terminated a casual truck driver’s employment on the…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on recent debate over ‘Australia will end up “like Greece” comment’
Following the release of the Productivity Commission draft report on the workplace relations framework, Don Argus, former chairman of BHP Billiton, told Fairfax media that the Australian workplace relations system needs to be improved or the country will end up “like Greece”. The reform suggests a change in penalty rates, unfair dismissal…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on recent $56,000 back-pay case
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has been featured in SmartCompany on a recent employment case where an accommodation business was required to back-pay employees after the business told former staff they were not obliged to make redundancy payments because the business was in financial trouble. Four women employed in front-counter and housekeeping…
Chris Shaw appointed as director of NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust
Swaab is pleased to announce that Property, Planning and Projects partner Chris Shaw has been appointed as a director of NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust. The board was formed to consolidate operations of 34 coastal and inland Holiday Parks and nine Reserves. “This appointment recognises Chris’ specialised and sound expertise in this…
Swaab Attorneys expands Commercial and IP & Technology team
Swaab Attorneys has appointed IP Lawyer Eric Ziehlke as partner in its IP & Technology team. Eric joins Swaab from Chrysiliou IP, where he has worked as a partner for the last 10 years servicing a broad range of commercial clients, both local and international. Eric also brings the benefit of over 20 years of…