The employment relationship is one of contract. Without a contract, there can be no employment. However, society has long recognised a need for more than merely a contract to govern the employment… Read Article →
Wage theft is one of the flavours of the month in the industrial relations space at the moment with repeated calls to introduce tough criminal penalties for those employers who “steal” their… Read Article →
The recent Fair Work Commission (the Commission) decision in Lamacq v Smerff Electrical demonstrates a classic case of what an employer should not do when terminating an employee. Business Owner, Mr Hickey,… Read Article →
Can an employer indefinitely suspend an employee who has been charged with a serious criminal offence for conduct that occurred outside of work? That is the question facing the St George Illawarra… Read Article →
The law relating to sexual harassment in Australia has been in place for over 30 years and should provide robust protection for workers. Despite this, sexual harassment remains a significant problem in… Read Article →
Last month, the Fair Work Commission handed down a much-anticipated decision in Klooger v Foodora Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 6836 (Klooger). Josh Klooger, a Foodora rider, had made an application to… Read Article →
December has been a busy month for Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer. In addition to recent legislative changes to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), it was announced on Monday that the… Read Article →
Whilst all the talk so far in December regarding politics has been about getting sick asylum seekers off Nauru, national cyber security, the government potentially losing a vote in the House of… Read Article →
A recent case before the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal, Ferris v State of Victoria [2018] VSCA 240, serves as a reminder for employers that they can be found guilty of unlawful… Read Article →
Last Tuesday, October 23, 2018, union rallies were held in Melbourne and Sydney in support of the Australian Council of Trade Union’s (‘ACTU’) “change the rules” campaign. The protests followed a series… Read Article →