Resigning from your employment — can you withdraw your resignation? — Latest developments
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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Do you have to pay an employee where their own conduct has prevented them from performing their job?
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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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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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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Long service leave and resignation because of “domestic or other pressing necessity”
IntroductionAn issue which arises from time to time is, whether long service leave is payable where an employee leaves their…
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Redundancies: New case sheds some light on consultation and redeployment obligations
Depending on how an employer goes about things, terminating staff who are surplus to requirements, can have very different legal…
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Do “outer limits” employment contracts have a future?
Introduction The offering of a series of “fixed term” contracts to employees (often by the use of “outer limit” or “maximum…
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Franchisors beware: ACCC report highlights actions taken against franchisors
The ACCC has recently published its biannual “Small Business in Focus” report (“the Report”) which describes the work it has…
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Are dismissals genuine redundancies when employees have rejected a pay cut?
Consider this situation. You run Company A. Your business involves supplying a service to Company B. You have been providing this…
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Do you have to pay an employee where their own conduct has prevented them from performing their job?
An employer might be forgiven for thinking that where an employee’s conduct has rendered them unable to perform their role…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
Long service leave and resignation because of “domestic or other pressing necessity”
IntroductionAn issue which arises from time to time is, whether long service leave is payable where an employee leaves their…
Read more
Redundancies: New case sheds some light on consultation and redeployment obligations
Depending on how an employer goes about things, terminating staff who are surplus to requirements, can have very different legal…
Read more
Do “outer limits” employment contracts have a future?
Introduction The offering of a series of “fixed term” contracts to employees (often by the use of “outer limit” or “maximum…
Read more
Franchisors beware: ACCC report highlights actions taken against franchisors
The ACCC has recently published its biannual “Small Business in Focus” report (“the Report”) which describes the work it has…
Read more
Are dismissals genuine redundancies when employees have rejected a pay cut?
Consider this situation. You run Company A. Your business involves supplying a service to Company B. You have been providing this…
Read more