by WorkLegal | Nov 25, 2025 | Workplace Protections
In a recent decision the Fair Work Commission has rejected a wellness and body shaping business’s defence that an employee abandoned her employment by failing to attend a single shift. The Facts On 6 April 2025 the employee messaged her employer that she could not... by WorkLegal | Sep 9, 2025 | Workplace Protections
In a recent decision the Fair Work Commission has upheld the dismissal of a carpenter who sought personal leave and gave a medical certificate, but could not explain errors in the certificate or an email by the medical practice that he was not a patient of the... by WorkLegal | Aug 25, 2025 | Workplace Protections
In a recent decision the Federal Court has found that an energy company was required to pay 3 months’ termination notice to an employee it had incorrectly considered was a contractor and with whom it had no written agreement. The Facts The worker began as a freelance... by WorkLegal | Jul 1, 2025 | Workplace Protections
In a recent decision the Fair Work Commission reduced redundancy pay by 50% for an employee who refused to drive an extra 30 km per day for a higher-paying redeployment position. The Facts The employee was a Warehouse Operations Manager at the employer’s Brunswick... by WorkLegal | May 26, 2025 | Workplace Investigations, Workplace Protections
In a recent decision the Fair Work Commission emphasised the importance of confidentiality obligations in dismissing an application for unfair dismissal by a manager who emailed commercial confidential information to his personal email address when he was under...