by Simon Obee | Mar 19, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal, Services, Workplace
“Frankly, if one act of inoffensive drunkenness at an after work function provided valid reason for dismissal, I suspect that the majority of Australian workers may have potentially lost their jobs.” Commissioner Cambridge in Trudi Puszka v Ryan Wilks Pty...
by Simon Obee | Mar 14, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Human Resources, Legal, Workplace
“The proper role of a human resources department is to sit between impulsive managers baying for dismissal and the obligation of an employer to ensure procedural fairness.” – Deputy President Anderson in McCouaig v Colliers International (SA) Pty Ltd T/A Colliers...
by Simon Obee | Feb 25, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, KB Fair Work Act, Legal, Services
The Case In the recent Federal Court case of Lacson v Australian Postal Corporation [2019] FCA 51 the court upheld an earlier ruling that an Australian Post worker, working in two different roles for his employer, had two separate employments. This meant that his...
by Simon Obee | Feb 22, 2019 | Fair Work Compliance, Legal, NEWS, Services
A recent case in the Fair Work Commission (FWC) highlights the importance of overseas businesses organizing their affairs properly when sending employees to carry work out in Australia. Recent case In O’Farrell v Guest Tek Australia Pty Ltd [2019] FWC 968 a...
by Antonia Randles | Feb 12, 2019 | Human Resources, Legal, Workplace
We spend a great deal of our time at work, so it may not be surprising when romance blossoms between co-workers. When an intimate relationship develops between co-workers, there may be difficulties associated with office gossip, a decrease in productivity on behalf of...
by Simon Obee | Dec 19, 2018 | Cafe & Restaurant, Disability & Aged Care, Fair Work Compliance, Fast Food, Hospitality, Legal, Mining & Construction, Professional Services, Retail
On 18 December 2018 the Government varied the Fair Work Regulations 2009 to allow employers, in certain circumstances, to offset the casual loading paid to an employee against certain entitlements that may otherwise be owed to the employee if they are found in the...
