#Unfair Dismissal
AI helped a worker win a landmark case. It also cost another one $1,230
New Fair Work Commission rules mean anyone using AI to prepare a claim will soon have to disclose it and check it's accurate.
An employer is hit with an unfair dismissal claim every 3 and a half minutes in Australia
An analysis of the Fair Work Commission 2016-17* report reveals an employer was hit with an unfair dismissal claim every three and a half minutes last financial year, according to Employsure. The workplace relations specialist also found that employers lost 60% of the 14,135 unfair dismissal applications brought against them in 2016-17. Commenting on the finding, Ed […]
When a small business is not a small business
The definition of a small business has been further clarified in legal terms in a decision by Fair Work Australia that could have ramifications for small business owners across the country. The South African owners of a Perth-based garden statue business, Gardens of Italy, were taken to the Fair Work Commission over the alleged unfair […]
Business that ignored FWC slapped with $50,000 fine
A failure to pay compensation for an unfair dismissal case has seen a Melbourne based gym and its part owner slapped with a fine of nearly $50,000.
Disciplining employees for unwise social media posts
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has stood down its chief economist Burchell Wilson over tasteless Facebook posts, pending the outcome of an investigation.