23 May 2025
Can a lack of skills be used when selecting an employee for redundancy?
Yes. Provided the skills are objectively necessary for the operational requirements of the business....
21 May 2025
Are ‘dodgy’ footy fans making the ‘sickie’ a kick out on the full?
Yes or at least they are showing that, with appropriate evidence, FWC won’t tolerate them! In Mitchell Fuller v Madison...
14 May 2025
Employer Liable for nearly $1.5M for Breaching Workplace Policies in Contract
The High Court in Elisha v Vision Australia Limited [2024] HCA 50 (11 December 2024) has made it clear that an employee ...
07 May 2025
No Immunity from Redundancy During Leave or Flexible Work Arrangements
The FWC recently (Samuel Shilson-Josling v Atomic Search Pty Ltd [2024] FWC 3255 (25 October 2024) held that employees a...
24 April 2025
Did FWC just say “yes” to drugs and alcohol?
Possibly - if any of the FWC’s recent decisions indicate a ‘trend’ to be concerned about. Prior to the end of 2024, emp...
09 April 2025
Contrived investigation processes significantly increase organisational risk
The FWC recently (Mr Adam Rytenskild v Tabcorp Holdings Limited [2024] FWC 3129 (19 November 2024) ruled a CEO’s ‘forced...
02 April 2025
Studies show the value of management consensus . . . but that we don’t make/have the time to do it!
A recent Australian study (Associations between employees' alcohol consumption, insomnia and HR management strength) has...
27 March 2025
Gone to the Dogs? Compensation for WFH employee who trips on pet barrier
A South Australian Tribunal (Lauren Vercoe v Local Government Association Workers Compensation Scheme [2024] SAET 91 (18...
20 March 2025
Older worker's flexible work request and bid to preserve mental health rejected
The FWC (Fogo v Boeing Aerostructures Australia Pty Limited [2024] FWC 3037 (8 November 2024)) has dismissed a 61-year-o...
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