General Protections
Forced To Pay Cost by the Court
Made to pay employer’s general protections legal costs When making a general protections or unfair dismissal claim via the Fair Work Commission, it is important
Adverse Action “reply all’ email
Dismissed teacher claims adverse action after rude ‘reply all’ email A teacher dismissed by an elite Brisbane school has claimed he experienced adverse action in
How do I prove my case / claim?
Evidentiary Burden: In a General Protections cases and unfair dismissal cases, the evidence in the cases is tested on the balance of probabilities. This is
General protections judge gets tough
Employer ordered to pay $100,000 A general protections judge has fined a HR manager over $7,000. Also ordered his employer to pay almost $100,000 in
Employer says “kill” threat is his cultural right
General protections: boss says he will “kill” worker, claims cultural insensitivity A general protections case has seen the Fair Work Commission dismiss a bullying boss’
Gravely ill worker wins $238K general protections claim
Gravely ill worker wins $238K general protections claim A general protections claim has seen a stone mason win $238,231 after his ruthless employer dismissed him
General protections: Bullied SBS journalist loses case
General protections: Bullied SBS journalist loses case A general protections case involving a journalist who suffered bullying while working at SBS has seen her fail
Bullied worker wins $2.8M general protections payout
Manager Wins big-well done A general protections payout recently awarded to a Sydney woman is likely one of the largest ever. In May, the Federal
Difference Between Dismissal and General Protections
Difference Between Dismissal and General Protections When an employee is dismissed and looking to lodge a claim against their employer, they will notice that the
We still trust Australia’s Fair work Protections
We still trust Australia’s Fair work Protections In 2009, the Fair Work Act was passed into law by the Australian Parliament. An initiative of the