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Aitken Legal is a specialist Employment Law Firm – we only practice employment law and work only with Employers.
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Mind your meeting manners
The NSW Personal Injury Commission (‘Commission’) accepted a psychological injury claim arising out of a disciplinary meeting, holding (amongst other things) that the meeting should have been adjourned after the Employee’s mental health disclosure (that she had been discharged from a medical facility the night before) and the fact that she was obviously very distressed. […]
Employment Update
Christmas party tips & traps – high spirits without a legal hangover
Somehow, it is that time of year again; there is tinsel in the stores, everything tastes like ginger, and your calendar is filling up with events. Whilst we can’t assist you with baking or decorations, Aitken Legal is here to help ensure your workplace celebrations are remembered for all the right reasons. Set out in […]
Employment Update
Failure to provide light duties adverse action
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (‘Court’) has recently determined that a failure to provide alternative ‘light’ duties to an injured employee constituted adverse action, and ultimately represented a breach of the general protections provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (‘FWA’). While compensation and penalties are yet to be determined by the […]
Employment Update
High Court weighs in on redundancy -Fair Work Commission entitled to consider contractor positions
The Fair Work Commission (‘FWC’) could inquire into whether it would be ‘reasonable in all the circumstances’ to redeploy employees to work performed by contractors rather than make their employment redundant, held the High Court. This is an important decision for employers to understand because: It adds an additional step to the redundancy process for […]
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