FWA: coal mine’s right to direct medical examination & to answer questions
Grant v BHP Coal Pty Ltd (No 2) FCA 1374 Dowsett, Barker and Rangiah JJ Background The appellant was…...
Category: Fair Work
Swearing in the workplace: where should you draw the line?
Reproduced with permission of Corrs Chambers Westgarth lawyers By Simon Billing (Partner), Courtney Fiddian (Senior Associate) & Thalia Botsis (Graduate Lawyer) Is swearing ever…...
WCRA/FWA: Crossroads of Personal Injury & Adverse Action claims for lost income
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Hail Creek Coal Pty Ltd FCA 1032 The quantum decision of Reeves…...
FWC: Adverse Action & FWC Certificates
Hannaford v Barrett & Anor FCCA 106 The applicant made an adverse action claim alleging her dismissal was…
HCA: can’t create a rooster, but call it a duck & insist that everybody else recognise it as a duck
Fair Work Ombudsman v Quest South Perth Holdings Pty Ltd HCA 45 (2 December 2015) I refer you to…...
FWA: adverse action – genuinely, although wrongly, believed is sufficient for employers
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v Anglo Coal (Dawson Services) Pty Ltd FCAFC 157 The appellant, Mr Byrne…...
Employment policies being contractual terms – take care
Gramotnev v Queensland University of Technology QCA 127 I refer to the earlier posting wherein McMeekin J’s decision was…...
FWA: contractor v employee – shades of uncertainty
Tattsbet Limited v Morrow FCAFC 62 Jessup P with whom Allsop CJ and White J agreed: The respondent…...
Civil penalties – Full Federal Court rejects agreed penalty submissions
Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union FCAFC 59 The above CFMEU decision…...
Sexual orientation & polyamorous behaviour
Bunning v Centacare FCCA 280 On a strike out application Judge Vasta found that sexual behaviour and in particular,…...