Threatening and intimidating behaviour – Grounds for dismissal?
There are a number of obligations on employers to provide a safe workplace free from behaviour that is classified as violent, threatening...
5 Mistakes Employers Make with Dismissal or Termination Letters
Due to the difficult nature of the announcement, the termination letter is not usually an easy one to write. But besides being difficult...
Poor dismissal procedures result in fraudulent manager being awarded compensation
Notwithstanding finding a shop manager had engaged in misconduct by failing to account for cash sales and providing friends with his...
Confused reaction to disruptive patient justifies payment to terminated security employee
In a delayed decision handed down on 2 November 2016 the IRC considered an incident where Mr Siddique, a security employee at a major...
25 year gap no barrier to hearing loss liability
Even though an employee had last worked with an employer in 1991 and had several employers since, the NSW Workers’ Compensation...
“Reasonable notice” ruling adds termination pressure on employers
A recent Federal Court decision has highlighted the risk of relying on the National Employment Standards (the NES) to define the amount...