Avoid­ing redun­dan­cy pay where the employ­er ​“obtains oth­er accept­able employ­ment” for the employ­ee: four recent cases

Sep 5, 2018

As most employ­ers will be aware, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) con­tains pro­vi­sions requir­ing busi­ness­es to pay eli­gi­ble…
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Abuse from the gen­er­al pub­lic: The oblig­a­tions of employers

Aug 29, 2018

Recent­ly a radio pre­sen­ter on ABC radio in Ade­laide broke down in tears on air after receiv­ing an abu­sive text mes­sage…
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Casu­al Employ­ment: The new rules of engagement

Aug 23, 2018

A recent deci­sion of the Full Court of the Fed­er­al Court of Aus­tralia, Work­Pac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC…
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Dis­miss­ing Senior Employ­ees – The Pit­falls to Avoid – Part 2

Aug 15, 2018

In the sec­ond and final part of this arti­cle we exam­ine the legal claims senior exec­u­tives can bring on ter­mi­na­tion…
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Dis­miss­ing Senior Employ­ees – The Pit­falls to Avoid – Part 1

Aug 15, 2018

Whilst the ter­mi­na­tion of any lev­el of employ­ee con­tains a degree of legal risk, the posi­tion in respect of senior employ­ees…
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Resign­ing from your employ­ment — can you with­draw your res­ig­na­tion? — Lat­est developments

Aug 15, 2018

In recent times there has been a string of deci­sions from the Fair Work Com­mis­sion direct­ed to whether and in what…
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Alco­hol and Fam­i­ly Law

Aug 8, 2018

Last year, I wrote an arti­cle on cannabis use and its poten­tial impact on par­ent­ing mat­ters. I have recent­ly con­sid­ered some recent…
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The ​“Wein­stein Clause”: What is it? Could it be com­ing to Australia?

Aug 7, 2018

What is the ​“Wein­stein Clause”? The dis­turb­ing rev­e­la­tions about Har­vey Wein­stein and oth­er enter­tain­ment lumi­nar­ies have put sex­u­al harass­ment firm­ly on…
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Do you have to pay an employ­ee where their own con­duct has pre­vent­ed them from per­form­ing their job?

Aug 1, 2018

An employ­er might be for­giv­en for think­ing that where an employ­ee’s con­duct has ren­dered them unable to per­form their role…
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Dis­miss­ing employ­ees on grounds of inca­pac­i­ty where the employ­er is alleged to have caused the incapacity

Jul 26, 2018

One of the most chal­leng­ing issues employ­ers face is deal­ing with employ­ees who are not well enough to per­form their duties. …
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