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In a discipline process leading to a dismissal, employees protected from unfair dismissal by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) must be provided with an opportunity to respond to the reason for their possible/proposed dismissal before a decision

Employees may be terminated for their out of work hours conduct if, viewed objectively, the conduct is likely to: cause serious damage to their employment relationship; damage their employer's interests; or  is incompatible with the employee's

Given the ease with which recordings can be facilitated by mobile phones, recent cases continue to expose the difficulties employers face as a result of recordings of workplace conversations by employees, without the consent of those involved.   T

In this update, we explain the importance of a recent decision by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (Commission) relating to its stop-bullying jurisdiction.1  Key points A worker contending that an internal workplace investigation into a

Outcome of appeal? On 4 September 2020, the Queensland Court of Appeal in Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service v Webb [2020] QCA 189 dismissed the State’s appeal against orders of Justice Douglas in the Supreme Court of Queensland (Supreme C

Key issues: An Australian employer was ordered to pay $52,100 compensation to an employee who was pregnant at the time her employment was terminated. On 21 August 2020, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (Commission) in Compuworld Pty Ltd

Key issues How far can an employee go on their personal social media before it affects their employment? Can an employee express political opinion in a public forum? What is political opinion? In recent times, employees have come under increas

It is not uncommon to be confronted with a situation where a senior employee has to have their employment contract terminated for reasons other than misconduct.  One of the big questions is always “how much notice should I provide”?  In some i