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....
06 February 2025
Employer’s Inaction Escalated Misconduct, but Resignation Ruled Voluntary
FWC Nicole-Marree Smith v Bright Life Homes Pty Ltd [2024] FWC 1494 (14 June 2024) has found that an employer’s failure ...
28 May 2024
Expect increasing action from safety regulators on managing psychosocial health
Employers take heed. The new head of SafeWork Australia, Marie Boland, in recently releasing the latest SWA report into ...
08 May 2024
$400,000+ fine and costs to worker who experience sexualised and aggressive behaviour
A recent NSW district court decision (SafeWork NSW v Marist Youth Care Limited [2024] NSWDC 74) has imposed fines and co...
03 May 2024
Managing performance isn’t bullying . . . Provided it is reasonable
A recent FWC case (Application by Josh Whiteford [2024] FWC 552) has once again endorsed the position that managers carr...
29 April 2024
Higher bar for genuine redundancies set
The Full Federal Court (Helensburgh Coal Pty Ltd v Bartley [2024] FCAFC 45) has recently found that employers have an ob...
07 February 2024
Bully or Exasperated Manager acting reasonably?
The FWC (Momirovski, Douglas, Serafini, Naumcevski and Egan [2023] FWC 3299) has recently refused to make stop bullying ...
12 December 2023
You can terminate employment for not meeting reasonable KPIs
FWC has confirmed the long held understanding that failing to meet reasonable KPIs will be a valid reason for dismissal ...
31 October 2023
What psychosocial hazard is ‘trending’ at the moment?
Unsafe job demands, according to Comcare’s National Regulatory Program Director, are the most common psychosocial hazard...
15 May 2023
Should managing performance be stressful?
In rejecting an employee’s claim for psychological injury from a reasonable performance assessment process, a recent Adm...
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