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Workplace whistleblowing Whistleblowing in the workplace has become one of the most powerful ways of gauging the public’s attention. Shedding
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Unfair Dismissal
Dismissed and the harmful effects.
Dismissed and the harmful effects. People want to go to work and feel secure./Most employees rely on the employer to
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Unfair Dismissal
Workplace investigation that leads to a unfair dismissal
Workplace investigation that leads to an unfair dismissal In the unfair dismissal decision of MacDonald v Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd
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Employee Rights
What does being a casual employee mean?
What does being a casual employee mean? Casual workers, among all other kinds of employment, are affected most by the
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General Protections
General protections awarded $650k for uni employee
General protections awarded $650k for uni employee The Federal Circuit Court has recently awarded a whopping $664,601.38 to a university
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Forced Resignation
Constructively Dismissed But Not Unfair Dismissal
Constructively Dismissed But Not Unfair Dismissal In one of the first constructive dismissal cases for 2022, an employee was found
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Bullying
Workplace bullying by the “mean girls”
Workplace bullying by the “mean girls” What is workplace bullying and harassment? Lets explain in some detail. The death of
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Unfair Dismissal
Unfair dismissal trust and confidence
Unfair dismissal trust and confidence Reinstatement is the primary remedy for unfair dismissal under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)
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Unfair Dismissal
Dismissal of an Employee For Offensive Facebook Posts
Dismissal of an Employee For Offensive Facebook Posts In the recent unfair dismissal decision of Corry v Australian Council of
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General Protections
General Protections Claim is awarded $million
General Protections Claim is awarded $million Good luck to the CFMEU and their member in General Protections Claim is awarded
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Unfair Dismissal
Employee and Contractor Issues High Court Clarifies
Employee and Contractor Issues High Court Clarifies This is essential reading. It is an issue that has been thwart with
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Unfair Dismissal
Can You Be Dismissed For having OnlyFans Account?
Can You Be Dismissed For Having OnlyFans Account? We have been answering workplace questions relating to unfair dismissals, forced to
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Employee Rights
Workers Rights what are they?
Workers Rights what are they? Workers Rights what are they? Since 1 January 2010, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) has
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Workplace Harassment
Toxic and bullying Workplaces 10 ways to stop it
Toxic and bullying Workplaces 10 ways to stop it Anti-bullying and anti-discrimination laws Toxic and bullying workplaces can be experienced
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Unfair Dismissal
Abandonment of employment how to avoid it
Abandonment of employment how to avoid it I think we have all faced this situation somewhere in our work life.
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Unfair Dismissal
4 Steps to contesting your warning
4 Steps to contesting your warning If you don’t want to end up with a unfair dismissal. Losing your job
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Unfair Dismissal
Redundant Employees, is there justice in the FWC
Redundant Employees, is there justice in the FWC Being made redundant is the dismissal / termination of choice by employers.
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Unfair Dismissal
Unfair Dismissal How Do I Appeal A Decision?
Unfair Dismissal How Do I Appeal A Decision? You cannot appeal the umpires decision, simply because you do not like
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Forced Resignation
Are Constructive Dismissal claims too hard to win?
You never resign until you get advice Lets answer the question. My view is you never resign until you get
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Employee Rights
Fair Work Australia – Who are they?
Fair Work Australia is the term commonly used by the public to refer to or search for the Fair Work Commission
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Unfair Dismissal
Do Small Business Employers Get Special Treatment in the FWC?
Avoid red tape in the small business code Many small business owners may not have specialist human resources staff to
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General Protections
General Protections Application
What are “General Protections”? There is plenty of material written on general protections, and adverse action we have various blogs
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Unfair Dismissal
Does the employees private life matter?
Does the employees private life matter? It is not uncommon for the Fair Work Commission to be required to rule
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Unfair Dismissal
I have been demoted, is this an unfair dismissal?
I have been demoted, is this an unfair dismissal? We receive numerous calls weekly, regarding demotions, restructures, etc. In many
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Unfair Dismissal
Can you be sacked for running over your bosses pet?
Can you be sacked for running over your bosses pet? Its more common than allot of employees think, where employees,
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Unfair Dismissal
Dismissal and Grief, what can i do?
Grief and loss Grief is a natural response to loss. It’s the emotional suffering you feel when something (your job)
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Unfair Dismissal
Dismissed for serious misconduct will I lose my entitlements?
Dismissed for serious misconduct, will I lose my entitlements? We are regularly asked if I’m dismissed for serious misconduct, will
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Unfair Dismissal
HOW DO I PROVE MY UNFAIR DISMISSAL?
STANDARD OF PROOF for how do i prove my unfair dismissal? So, you have been sacked from your job and
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Employee Rights
What is considered sick leave abuse
What is considered sick leave abuse What is considered sick leave abuse has become a real issue in the last
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General Protections
General protection rights to “whinge and moan”
General protection rights to “whinge and moan” in the workplace General protection rights to “whinge and moan”, is great topic
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Unfair Dismissal
Should they be sacked? Two 7News Anchors Caught Cussing out Djokovic
Should they be sacked? Two 7News Anchors Caught Cussing out Novak Djokovic, this recent controversy got the attention of the
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Forced Resignation
Resign: do you have no choice?
Resign: do you have no choice? or do you want to leave? These sort of questions we are asked on
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Employee Rights
Toxic workplace
Toxic workplace What is toxic workplace culture The way I put it is this, think of a tree in a
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