As part of its 4-yearly review, the Fair Work Commission has made changes to a number of modern awards. The changes are in relation to payment of wages on termination of employment as well as plain language re-drafting of several standard clauses. The changes take effect from the start of the first full pay period […]
A real estate agency in Victoria will wait until a further hearing in October to find out Judge Riley’s decision as to compensation, after it unsuccessfully defended proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court brought by a former administrative assistant (‘Applicant’). The Applicant alleged that she had been terminated by the real estate agency due to […]
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has given leave to an employee to appeal a decision made by a single member of the Commission. In this case, the employee was employed from 22 October 2012 until her dismissal on 21 January 2016. Before she was dismissed, the employee alleged that her employer, and […]
An employee has been successful in a general protections claim following his employer’s decision to terminate him inside the employee’s probation period. Prior to the termination, there was a confrontation between the employee and his supervisor about the employee not being present at his desk. The employee subsequently contacted the employer’s HR department about the […]