2020 Practitioners' Professional Development Day
O’Connell Investigator Aimee Naim will give a presentation to practitioner members of the Industrial Relations Society of NSW on...
Deputy Mayor’s private remarks about gays held to have amplified impact due to position on Council
A recent NCAT appeal decision has confirmed the circumstantial relevance of a person’s status as a councillor when considering the impact...
Meet the Fair Work Commission
Graham Evans from O’Connell, who remains a long-standing executive committee member of the Industrial Relations Society of NSW, has been...
O’Connell celebrates 20 years
In 2019 O’Connell Workplace Relations celebrates 20 years of business, marking two decades of building strong relationships, professional...
Council wins right to terminate CEO
The Supreme Court of NSW has recently confirmed the right of Councils to use the notice provisions of the Standard Contract of Employment...
Seeking a costs order in the IRC? Perhaps don’t bother
Two recent matters heard by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission highlight the need for great care in seeking cost orders. Both cases...
Department denied costs after winning misconduct case
Background The applicant, Mr Graham Smith, claimed he had been unfairly dismissed by the Department of Industry following five...
Upcoming practitioner events
Graham Evans and Aimee Saaib from O’Connell will be involved in two practitioner events being organised by the Industrial Relations...
Correctional Officer with 16 years’ unblemished history dismissed due to out of hours criminal condu
A recent decision of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission has provided additional guidance to employers on the approach to be taken...
Tribunal reaches differing decisions on Working with Children Checks
In March 2018 the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal handed down two separate decisions dealing with applications from disqualified...
