Workplace Relations

Posted on November 27, 2014

The matter of Anderson v Thiess Pty Ltd [2014] FWC 6568 concerned an employee’s application for an unfair dismissal remedy following the…

Posted on October 30, 2014

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled that an employer constructively dismissed an employee when he told her to “F*** off”. As a result,…

Posted on October 16, 2014

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has rejected an employee’s appeal against her rejected worker’s compensation claim. Amongst other…

Posted on October 02, 2014

In a delicious decision handed down in the Federal Circuit Court (FCC) last week, a chef was ordered to pay back his former employer after…

Posted on September 18, 2014

Last week, the High Court delivered its much-anticipated judgment in the case of Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker. The High Court…

Posted on September 04, 2014

We have previously written about the “anti-bullying” amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 which commenced on 1 January 2014 and empower the…

Posted on August 21, 2014

The Federal Circuit Court of Australia has sent a clear message to employers: if you engage a worker as an independent contractor when they…

Posted on August 07, 2014

A train driver was found to be fairly dismissed for his involvement in a serious safety incident, despite his extensive experience and the…

Posted on July 24, 2014

While the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission (NSWIRC) recently reinstated the employment of an employee who got a little too…

Posted on July 10, 2014

In Toms v Harbour City Ferries Pty Ltd [2014] FWC 2327, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) held that an employee who tested positive for…