In a recent Fair Work Commission decision of Abdul Soomro v Murray’s Australia Pty Ltd T/A Murray’s Australia [2016] FWC 8211 the applicant, Mr Soomro made an unfair dismissal case to the Fair Work Commission. Mr Soomro stated that his termination of employment was harsh, unjust and unreasonable (s … [Read more...] about Termination Of Employment: Was It Unfair Or Justified- Unfair Dismissal Law, Perth
Unfair dismissal and employee pornography use – From Our Employment Solicitors Perth
In a recent decision, the Fair Work Commission found that an employee had been unfairly dismissed after he used his employer’s work computer equipment to access pornography during work hours. The employee was a general insurance manager at an insurance broking firm. He had worked at the firm for … [Read more...] about Unfair dismissal and employee pornography use – From Our Employment Solicitors Perth
Employment law services: General Protections claims on the grounds of disability
One of the grounds on which employees can make a general protections claim is on the basis of disability. A general protections claim can be made where an employee has a reasonable belief that adverse action has been taken against them for a variety of reasons, disability being one of them. Adverse … [Read more...] about Employment law services: General Protections claims on the grounds of disability
Drugs and Procedural Fairness – Lessons From Unfair Dismissal Lawyers, Perth
In Albert v Alice Springs Town Council [2017] FWC 73, the employee, a Concrete Finisher named Mr Albert, made a claim of unfair dismissal against his former employer, Alice Springs Town Council. Mr Albert had been an employee of the Council for almost 3 years before he was dismissed for testing … [Read more...] about Drugs and Procedural Fairness – Lessons From Unfair Dismissal Lawyers, Perth
The Many Pitfalls of Social Media for both Employers and Employees
In the case of Singh v Aerocare Flight Support Pty Ltd [2016] FWC 6186, the Fair Work Commission awarded a Perth airport baggage handler $4,800 in lost wages for his Unfair Dismissal claim. The baggage handler had posted on Facebook “We all support ISIS”. As a result, he was dismissed by his … [Read more...] about The Many Pitfalls of Social Media for both Employers and Employees
What is Constructive Dismissal?
One of the most important aspects of making an unfair dismissal claim is that an employee needs to have been dismissed from their employment, within the legal definition. Problems that employment lawyers see often arise with this where an employee has not been traditionally fired, but has instead … [Read more...] about What is Constructive Dismissal?