Published 21 March 2017 Sao Duarte v The Paraplegic & Quadriplegic Association of NSW The Fair Work Commission has recently upheld the decision of an employer to terminate an employee who was unable to meet the inherent requirements of her position, but criticised the employer’s HR manager for failing to adequately investigate her bullying claim. […]

Published 19 March 2017 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Glendell Mining Pty Limited [2017] FCAFC 35 A recent case in the Federal Court has found an employer may deduct annual leave from an employee’s accrued annual leave balance where the employee takes leave on a public holiday and they are covered by an […]

Published 14 March 2017 The role of accountants and bookkeepers has been in particular focus following this month’s Court decision holding an accounting practice responsible for underpayments by a client for whom it was providing payroll services. The decision follows a series of prosecutions and decisions in which principal contractors, franchisers, and human resources professionals […]

Published 14 February 2017 Many workers, who would otherwise normally use personal leave honestly, find the lure of a four-day weekend irresistible, and put their normal ethical standards regarding personal leave to one side.    In businesses that offer essential services, or customer service, this cost is a directly economic one from disruption to productivity, […]

Published 23 January 2017 Chalker v Murrays Australia Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCATAD 282 A prospective employer has failed to prevent a prospective employee from advancing a discrimination complaint after the Tribunal found the case was reasonably arguable and the applicant had a reasonable explanation for the delay as he suffered from borderline personality disorder and […]

Published 22 January 2017 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (New South Wales Branch) v South Western Sydney Local Health District [2016] NSWIRComm 1047 A recent case in the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales has found that employers have the right to allocate and arrange work for employees and require employees to respond […]