Car allowance decision drives unfair dismissal access
In the recent decision of Sam Technology Engineers Pty Ltd v Mr Andrew Bernadou [2018] FWCFB 1767 the Full Bench of…
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The top five mistakes employers make when terminating employment: No.5 Alternatives to Dismissal
So you’ve got a valid reason to dismiss an employee, right? (Established misconduct, poor performance, etc). And you’ve made sure you’ve afforded…
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The top five mistakes employers make when terminating employment: No. 4 Unfair dismissal
A frequent mistake employers make when dealing with dismissal, is failing to afford employees “procedural fairness”. The unfair dismissal provisions…
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Resignation from employment — can you withdraw it?
Introduction Employers will from time to time be faced with the situation where an employee hastily submits a resignation in the…
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Facing an Investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman — What is at stake?
It is not uncommon for employers to face investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman (“FWO”) where for example, a disgruntled employee…
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Outer limit/maximum term employment contracts their future after the Navitas decision
Introduction The decision of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission on 8 December 2017 in Saeid Khayam v Navitas English Pty…
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Swearing in the workplace: The legal position
The recent Full Bench decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd T/A South32 v Matthew…
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ACCC report highlights penalties for franchisors for failing to meet disclosure obligations
The ACCC has recently published its bi-annual “Small business in focus” report (‘the Report’) for the period July to December…
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Why your business needs a company power of attorney — Five things to know
A complete estate plan for a family in business must consider a power of attorney for all companies in the group. A power…
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The top five mistakes employers make when terminating employment: No.3 Minimum employment periods
For employers with less than 15 employees*, an employee will only be able to make a claim for unfair dismissal where…
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