Published 5 July 2017 In a 4 yearly review of modern awards, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) sought for the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to introduce a similar casual conversion clause into all modern awards and alter 5 modern awards that already have a clause. The alteration would mean employees that met certain […]
Published 4 July 2017 In a recent case, Etienne v FMG Personnel Services Pty Ltd [2017] FWC 1637, the Fair Work Commission found an employee who underwent informal performance management was not unfairly dismissed. Mr Etienne was employed by FMG Personnel Services Pty Ltd (FMG) as an Inventory Controller. In September 2015, Mr Etienne’s supervisors […]
Published 29 June 2017 The new financial year is just a few days away and whilst this is usually an extremely busy time of the year for most businesses, it’s also prime time for employers to review their employment framework, including the impact of increases to the minimum wage and high-income threshold, changes made to […]
Published 26 June 2017 In the case of Darren Lacey and Chris Kandelaars v Murrays Australia Pty Limited; Andrew Cullen [2017] FWC 3136, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) refused to make an order to stop bullying. Mr Lacey and Mr Kandelaars were both employed by Murrays as bus drivers. They claimed their manager, Mr Cullen, […]
Published 28 May 2017 In a recent case, Naiad Dynamics US INC v Vidakovic, the Supreme Court of Western Australia granted an injunction to prevent an employee from working for an Australian employer until the enforceability of a restraint of trade clause which was governed by the law of Connecticut, USA could be determined at […]
Published 16 May 2017 In a recent case, Fair Work Ombudsman v Blue Impression Pty Ltd & Ors , the Federal Circuit Court found an accounting firm accessorily liable for an employer’s failure to pay Award rates. Ezy Accounting 123 Pty Ltd (Ezy) was an accounting firm employed by a Japanese restaurant (Blue Impression) to […]