Draftsman hired for a project A draftsman started employment with an aircraft manufacturer. His employment by the Australian company was in connection with a project commissioned by a Hong Kong company to design and build a single-engine aircraft in Australia. The draftsman and his family relocated … [Read more...] about Constructive Dismissal? Repeated late payment of wages for six months, cause enough for employee to resign
Worker dismissed for refusing to join a union awarded $7000
Membership in the CFMEU A patcher was a member of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). He resigned from the union to protest the union’s inadequate response to the concerns he had raised about safety deficiencies on the project where the patcher and his friend had been … [Read more...] about Worker dismissed for refusing to join a union awarded $7000
Reduced hours during the Covid lock down
Work in the hotel industry during the pandemic lock down Prior to the pandemic, a hotel worker on the Gold Coast had worked 8-hour shifts five days a week. In the first week of August 2021, the local government of Queensland mandated a lockdown for all non-essential activities. The hotel industry … [Read more...] about Reduced hours during the Covid lock down
Reinstatement after a finding of an unfair dismissal—when it is inappropriate
This is an appeal to the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission from a decision of a Commissioner. Background facts on the unfair dismissal application Employment and role A shift feeder worked at a potato processing plant in Tasmania. The feeder was also an AMWU delegate and a health … [Read more...] about Reinstatement after a finding of an unfair dismissal—when it is inappropriate
Workplace bullying: What it is, what it’s not and what to do about it
When is an employee considered to have been bullied at work? Under s 789FD of the Fair Work Act 2009, there is bullying when an individual or group of individuals repeatedly behave unreasonably toward a worker or a group of workers where the applicant is a member. The unreasonable behaviour must be … [Read more...] about Workplace bullying: What it is, what it’s not and what to do about it
Ambulance station manager, sacked for anti-vaccination comments on Facebook, asks invalidation of “unreasonable” public health orders
Background facts An ambulance station manager refused to be vaccinated despite an order from the Health Minister of New South Wales directing all health care workers in NSW to be vaccinated. Later, the ambulance station manager made public statements against the government of NSW and cast doubt on … [Read more...] about Ambulance station manager, sacked for anti-vaccination comments on Facebook, asks invalidation of “unreasonable” public health orders