Calton and United Breweries win FWC Appeal
Carlton and United Breweries (CUB) have won an appeal at the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission to overturn the decision to...
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...
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...
Upcoming practitioner events
Graham Evans and Aimee Saaib from O’Connell will be involved in two practitioner events being organised by the Industrial Relations...
Employee’s loss of licence justifies employer decision to stand down
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has rejected a CFMEU demand for an employer to either continue paying or find alternative work...
Recent changes to safeguard vulnerable workers and domestic violence victims
All employers need to be aware of changes that have taken place, as recent as 1 August 2018, and the likely effect on their business....
Injunction to restrain former IT sales manager from working for competitor denied
An application for injunctive relief to enforce a six month restraint clause against a former senior manager from information services...
Think twice, and then again, if making staff on maternity leave redundant or changing conditions
A growing number of matters being dealt with by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) and other tribunals demonstrate that many employers are...
Top 3 tips for dismissing problem staff in a fair way
As specialists in employment law, O’Connell Group keeps a close eye on decisions from the Fair Work Commission (FWC) and other tribunals...
Covert surveillance of misconduct leads to reinstatement of employee
In a decision handed down on 18 July 2017, the Fair Work Commission ordered the reinstatement of a health care employee who had been...
