Published 8 October 2021 Michael Nasr v Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd [2021] FWC 2802 Mr Michael Nasr had been employed by Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd (Mondelez) for approximately 18 months. He worked in various roles during his employment. The parties entered into a new maximum term contract for each role, with eight maximum term contracts […]

Published 23 September 2021 Halil Goren v Tradelink Pty Limited [2021] FWC 5386 Mr Goren was dismissed while he was overseas and his return flight to Australia was delayed due to COVID-19. Mr Goren’s children were made aware of the dismissal and decided not to tell him about it until he had completed his two […]

Published 24 March 2021 Angele Chandler v Bed Bath N’ Table [2020] FWC 3706 (13 August 2020) A casual employee recorded conversations between herself and her managers without their knowledge or consent. The Court held that while the unauthorised recordings were a valid reason for dismissal, the employer did not know about the recordings at […]

Published 17 March 2021 Shane Harman v Joe Harkin as trustee for the Civil Labour (NSW) Trust [2021] FWC 1220 Mr Shane Harman (the Applicant) had been employed as an operator/truck driver for 18 months by Joe Harkin as trustee for the Civil Labour (NSW) Trust (the Respondent) before his employment was terminated. The Applicant […]

Published 8 March 2021 Sherry v Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited [2020] NSWDC 827 (23 December 2020) Gregory Sherry sued his former employer Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited (TMCA) for damages for the repudiation of his employment contract, after they terminated his employment, alleging that he had engaged in serious misconduct. Facts Mr Sherry began […]

Published 5 March 2021 Mr Fe Ben Acal v JBS Australia Pty Limited [2020] FWC 5554 Mr Fe Ben Acal (the Applicant) was employed at the Rockhampton Plant as a maintenance fitter until he was dismissed for serious misconduct on 2 October 2019. JBS Australia Pty Limited (the Respondent) claimed that the Applicant had abandoned […]