In a significant decision on Australian employment contract law, a full court of the Federal Court has found that the Commonwealth Bank breached an implied term of confidence and trust when it failed to consider redeployment opportunities for one of its executive managers shortly prior to dismissing him.
Leave loading ruling probably not last word, says Giudice; Abbott leaves door open on delayed paid parental leave; & Victoria updates leave calculator.
A Federal Circuit Court judge has relied on a mechanical fitter's inadvertent mobile phone recording of a meeting with his supervisor to reject his claim that he was unduly pressured to accept deductions in remuneration.
A senior manager's employment contract that could be terminated by either party with four weeks' notice was not overridden by internal disciplinary procedures requiring multiple warnings prior to dismissal, the Victorian Supreme Court has found.
There won't be real stability in the national IR system until there is a place for statutory individual contracts - at least for high income earners - according to a law firm partner.
The NTEU is hailing an agreement with Swinburne University for new domestic violence protections that include options for employees to alter working arrangements and work locations, and hopes they will become a standard across the higher education industry.
Virgin flight attendant's reinstatement confirmed; Evidence from decision-maker not a requirement for valid reason; and All s387 factors relevant to whether dismissal fair.
The Coalition has been cautioned about its plans to set up a registered organisations commission if it wins office by an IR academic who says a similar body established by the Thatcher Government received an underwhelming response.
While Queensland Health did not discriminate against a male nurse when it denied his application for paid "maternity" leave to care for his newborn child, the clarity of the agency's parental leave policies left "much to be desired", QCAT has ruled.
