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05.12.2021
FWC rules unfair dismissal in ‘bullying’ case but rejects compensation claim
In a recent decision from the Fair Work Commission (FWC), an application for an unfair dismissal remedy was dismissed because the applicant did not suffer financial loss due to receiving workers compensation payments. The FWC said that there was no valid ...
05.12.2021
No way, know how: What is the difference between confidential information and “know-how”?
During the course of the employment relationship, employees will inevitably gain knowledge or be exposed to information about the employer’s business that is considered confidential to its operations and which the employer does not want to be put out ...
28.11.2021
Emirates Leisure Retail signs Enforceable Undertaking
Emirates Leisure Retail (Australia) Pty Ltd, which operates eateries across the nation including at major airports, has back-paid more than $5 million to underpaid workers and signed an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman. The ...
28.11.2021
Conference topic: Addressing Australia’s Complex Cyber Landscape
In 2021, with so much of a payroll process linked to digital systems, the threat of a cyber security breach is a nightmare scenario for payroll professionals. Data integrity is a key issue for Australian organisations, as well as privacy and ongoing ...
28.11.2021
Thousands of RMIT employees will be back paid $10 million in unpaid wages
RMIT has opted to settle a months-long wage dispute with the National Tertiary Education Union, which will see thousands of current and former employees, mostly casuals, back paid about $10 million. In a statement on Thursday, NTEU Victorian division ...
28.11.2021
Mandatory vaccines: Understanding your rights as an employer
The world has changed drastically in the past two years with a global pandemic knowing no bounds in terms of spread, severity, and sickness. Unfortunately, different variations of strains are still continuing to plague various locations in the world with ...
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