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	<title> &#187; Employment Law</title>
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	<description>David Cormack, Barrister</description>
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		<title>FWA – “workplace right” s.352 &amp; “adverse action” – dismissal whilst on sick leave</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Hammond v Boutique Kitchens &#38; Joinery Pty Ltd [2010] FMCA 622 INDUSTRIAL LAW – General protection claim involving dismissal – application for compensation and pecuniary penalty for contravention of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – whether breach by employer of s 340(1) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) – onus of proof. Fair Work Act [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restraining former employees from soliciting clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson In brief: A recent case in the New South Wales Supreme Court provides guidance to insurance brokers when restraining former employees from soliciting clients. Partner John Edmond (view CV) and Lawyer Andrew Stirling report. Background The decision  Reproduced with permission of Allens Arthur Robinson and in accordance with their terms of use.]]></description>
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		<title>FWO prosecution – recalcitrant employer &#8211; $19,800 penalty v $ 14,865.31 unpaid wages</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Employment Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fair Work Ombudsman v Berges [2010] FMCA 526 (17 June 2010) It is interesting to contrast this decision with Fair Work Ombudsman v Sanada Investments Pty Ltd [2010] FMCA 401 (9 June 2010). I refer to my earlier posting in relation the Sanada (“Sushi Train”) decision. The aggregate unpaid wages etc amounted to $119,760.92, however, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is a dismissal a redundancy when the work is still being performed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allens Arthur Robinson In this issue: we look at whether a dismissal is a redundancy when the work is still being performed by others; where Fair Work Australia may still approve an agreement without good faith bargaining; Fair Work Australia having clarified the scope of flexibility terms; enterprise agreements should not cover positions an employer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALB’s Employee &amp; Workplace Relations Masterclass</title>
		<link>http://www.barristerdirect.com.au/alb%e2%80%99s-employee-workplace-relations-masterclass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALB’s Employee &#38; Workplace Relations Masterclass - seminar presentation on 18 November 2010. Brisbane Barrister &#8211; David Cormack]]></description>
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		<title>New adverse action decisions provide clarity to employers</title>
		<link>http://www.barristerdirect.com.au/new-adverse-action-decisions-provide-clarity-to-employers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norton Rose Two recent adverse action decisions provide clarity to employers about the operation of the new types of claims available under the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act). What are adverse action and workplace rights? Adverse action is defined in a table at section 342 which sets out the type of conduct which will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modern Awards – phase 1 to commence 1 July 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I refer to my earlier posting and draw attention to the 1st phase of the transition provisions of the Modern Awards to commence on 1 July 2010 (20%). Brisbane Barrister – David Cormack]]></description>
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		<title>Inspector Hamilton v John Holland Pty Ltd</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Norton Rose On Friday 4 June 2010, the Full Bench of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) handed down the first judgment in New South Wales which raised a Kirk argument. It was argued that the IRC did not have jurisdiction to hear the charges laid against the Defendant as defects in the Application for Order did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FWO prosecution of “Sushi Train” for unpaid wages and entitlements</title>
		<link>http://www.barristerdirect.com.au/fwo-prosecution-of-%e2%80%9csushi-train%e2%80%9d-for-unpaid-wages-and-entitlements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Fair Work Ombudsman v Sanada Investments Pty Ltd [2010] FMCA 401 (9 June 2010) The FMC decision above is useful in its summary of the relevant principles in prosecution of civil pecuniary penalties for unpaid wages and entitlements. The total amount of underpayments was $119,760.92 of which $29,739.14 was for employees who were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employment &#8211; summary dismissal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 02:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidcormack</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Condren v The Southport Workers Community Club Inc [2010] QSC 130 The grounds for the summary dismissal from the plaintiff’s employer were primarily based on whether the use of motor vehicles during the course of the plaintiff’s employment and receipt of money from a ‘trade-in’ from one such vehicle amounted to being misconduct, which warranted [...]]]></description>
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