Millions of workers to receive 3.75 per cent pay increase under Fair Work Commission ruling
The Fair Work Commission has named cost of living pressures as a primary consideration in its decision to lift minimum wages and award minimum wages…
The latest developments in law reform and advocacy: November 2018
The Law Society’s Policy and Practice team brings you a wrap-up of the most important issues of the moment.Key developments The Right to Representation before…
High flyers: drugs and alcohol at work
Denise Cullen investigates the rise of drug and alcohol use in workplaces and the implications for disciplinary action.When mine worker Jarrod Eather was fired after…
Unfit for work? The Fair Work Commission will decide
The recent decision in CSL Limited T/A CSL Behring v Papaioannou [2018] FWCFB 1005 has resolved conflicting authority in unfair dismissal proceedings. By JACK DE…
‘Outer limit’ contracts within unfair dismissal bounds
An ‘outer limit’ contract (also known as a maximum term contract) is a contract that has a stated end date. A recent ruling deserves close…
Costs in Fair Work proceedings and the value of settlement offers
Costs are only available in proceedings under the Fair Work Act 2009 in limited circumstances. By PAUL MOORHOUSE.Snapshot Costs are only available in proceedings under…