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05.09.2021
Commission rejects constructive dismissal claim after finding performance review process did not force employee to resign
For an employee to access the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, they must be “dismissed” from their employment by the employer. In some instances, a resignation can be a “dismissal”, when an employee is forced to resign due to the employer’s conduct. This ...
05.09.2021
Australia’s worst-performing superannuation funds named and shamed
Thirteen Australian superannuation funds have failed the federal government’s inaugural MySuper Product Performance Test, including funds from the Commonwealth Bank and Westpac. The first annual performance results for MySuper products have been released ...
29.08.2021
Sydney’s second city-wide COVID lockdown is hitting jobs harder than its first
The extended lockdowns in Sydney have hit its payroll jobs harder than last year’s lockdowns, with construction jobs hit significantly hard, economists say. Key points: Payroll jobs have fallen 8.9 per cent in Greater Sydney since lockdowns began In the ...
29.08.2021
NSW mandates COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers
All healthcare workers in New South Wales are now required to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming the first Australian state to implement such mandate. In a new public health order, Health Minister Brad Hazzard said that healthcare workers should ...
29.08.2021
Greater Sydney hit hardest by falling payroll figures
The number of people collecting a pay packet across NSW has crashed by more than 7 per cent since the start of lockdowns to bring the latest coronavirus outbreak to heel. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed the number of ...
29.08.2021
A slippery slope: WHS rights and adverse action
Under the general protections provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), employers are prohibited from taking adverse action against an employee (such as dismissing them from employment) because they have a workplace right or because they have ...
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