The ‘Bad’ in the ‘Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ from our podcast on Independent Contractor Update from 27 June 2025. When Off-Duty Conduct Costs You Your Job: FWC Dismisses Unfair Dismissal Claim Over Elevator Altercation In Zheng v Citic Pacific Mining Management Pty Ltd ([2025] FWC 1471), the Fair Work Commission dismissed an unfair dismissal claim […]
The ‘Good’ in the ‘Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ from our podcast on Indepedent Contractors from 27 June 2025. Increased scrutiny of non-lawyer paid agents who must uphold professional standards of conduct Decision A paid industrial relations agent faces a proposed cost order of nearly $30,000 due to his “unreasonable acts or omissions” in […]
The ‘Ugly’ in the ‘Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ from our podcast on Indepedent Contractors from 27 June 2025. Unfounded and public accusations warrant dismissal despite procedural deficiencies in dismissal process Some unfortunate circumstances have arisen following a union’s decision to move from a co-delegate to a single delegate system. An emotional and heated […]
Published 27 June 2025 In this episode, the team dive into the transformative changes to independent contracting in Australia under Section 15AA of the Fair Work Act, effective from 26 August 2024. The new law introduces a statutory definition of employment, shifting the focus from written contracts to the real substance and practical reality of […]
Published 27 August 2024 In this episode the team address two aspects of the ‘closing the loopholes’ legislation: the new ‘right to disconnect’ as well as changes to casual employment. We also reintroduce ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’, our current affairs segment, which addresses interesting recent cases in the employment and industrial law […]
The ‘Right to Disconnect’ has been widely publicised but what does it actually mean for employees and employers? What about staff who need to be “on call” outside normal working hours? What happens if an employer fails to respect the right to disconnect? The introduction of the right to disconnect marks a significant shift in […]