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...
Employee sacked after filing threatened dismissal application with IRC refused interim reinstatement
In a decision handed down on 23 February 2018, the Industrial Relations Commission refused to grant an interlocutory application for...
Clean work history not enough to save job of pornography accessing employee
As a consequence of receiving and storing substantial amounts of inappropriate materials, a long term LHD employee lost her job, despite bei
Refusal to limit hours of secondary employment leads to termination
The IRC confirmed the importance of employees working in a cooperative manner with their employers to manage workplace fatigue issues, parti
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...
Performance shortcomings: lost wheels not enough to lose job
In a decision handed down on 2 September 2016 the IRC Full Bench considered whether poor performance by a State Transit Authority (STA)...
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...
Out of hours Facebook posting ridiculing supervisor justifies termination
In a further confirmation that social postings can lead to termination of employment, the Fair Work Commission has rejected an employee’s...