Employee Incentive Schemes – What are they?
An employee incentive scheme refers to payments or other benefits that an employer may provide to an employee that are in addition to the employee’s...
01 October, 2024
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Dismissing Visa Holders and Reinstatement
Introduction The circumstances around dismissing visa holder employees is an issue often discussed by employees and employers. Many migrant workers in Australia hold visas that require...
25 March, 2024
Unfair Dismissal: Dismissing Applications Under Section 399A
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has a general power power to dismiss an unfair dismissal application on its own motion or upon an application under...
24 September, 2023
General Protections: Dismissal and the Fair Work Commission
The decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) Full Bench of Lipa Pharmaceuticals Ltd v Mariam Jarouche [2023] FWCFB 101 (Lipa Pharmaceuticals Decision) highlights an...
10 September, 2023
Fixed Term Contracts and the Fair Work Act
Amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) will come into effect from 6 December 2023 that include provisions on fixed term employments contracts....
27 August, 2023
Pay Secrecy
Pay secrecy provisions were part of the various amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) introduced through the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure...
20 August, 2023
Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and Payments
Some Key Legislative Payment Provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) 1. An employer must pay an employee amounts payable to an employee in relation...
21 May, 2020
Adverse Action and Disability
The case of Western Union Business Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd v Robinson [2019] FCAFC 181 is a clarification of the law in relation to adverse...
09 May, 2020
Variation and Repudiation of Employment Contracts
The recent case of Benge & Anor v Bluescope Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd (No.2) [2020] FCCA 515 is an interesting summary of the law in...
01 May, 2020
Representation in Unfair Dismissal Matters: FWC Full Bench
The recent Fair Work Commission Full Bench (Full Bench) decision Emery v City Of Stirling [2019] FWCFB 199 clarifies when the Fair Work Commission (FWC)...
17 July, 2019