Competing Considerations: An Employee and her ‘Hobby Business’.
In the current age where any organisation, irrespective of size, can advertise to the world through the internet, the barriers…
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Restraints of trade and customer connections
It is well established that restraints of trade in employment contracts will not be enforced by a court if they are…
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Avoiding redundancy pay where the employer “obtains other acceptable employment” for the employee: four recent cases
As most employers will be aware, the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act) contains provisions requiring businesses to pay eligible…
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Abuse from the general public: The obligations of employers
Recently a radio presenter on ABC radio in Adelaide broke down in tears on air after receiving an abusive text message…
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Casual Employment: The new rules of engagement
A recent decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC…
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Dismissing Senior Employees – The Pitfalls to Avoid – Part 2
In the second and final part of this article we examine the legal claims senior executives can bring on termination…
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Dismissing Senior Employees – The Pitfalls to Avoid – Part 1
Whilst the termination of any level of employee contains a degree of legal risk, the position in respect of senior employees…
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Resigning from your employment — can you withdraw your resignation? — Latest developments
In recent times there has been a string of decisions from the Fair Work Commission directed to whether and in what…
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The “Weinstein Clause”: What is it? Could it be coming to Australia?
What is the “Weinstein Clause”? The disturbing revelations about Harvey Weinstein and other entertainment luminaries have put sexual harassment firmly…
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Do you have to pay an employee where their own conduct has prevented them from performing their job?
An employer might be forgiven for thinking that where an employee’s conduct has rendered them unable to perform their role…
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