March 2008 - Workplace Relations Amendement Act
This Employment Update summarises the changes made to the WorkChoices legislation under the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008. It’s important to note that this legislation does not "abolish WorkChoices" as stated in the media, it only abolishes Australian Workplace Agreements and replaces the Fairness Test with a test very similar to the old ’No Disadvantage Test’. The Award modernisation process to be commenced under this legislation was to be done under WorkChoices, however, the Labor Government has introduced a time frame for it.
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March 2008 - Guilty Plea following Termination
This Employment Update discusses a recent decision of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission with regard to the termination of an employee’s employment based on failure to return property of the employer upon request and procurement of other items belonging to the employer. Subsequent to the termination, the employee was charged with theft and pleaded guilty to the charges. The AIRC found that the termination was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
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