19 Aug FULL FEDERAL COURT UPHELD CASUAL WORKER ENTITLED TO ANNUAL LEAVE
In 2016, the Federal Circuit Court found the subject truck driver who was employed at a mine under a labour hire arrangement as a casual was not a casual within...
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16 Oct Carr v Empirical Works Pty Ltd & Anor [2017] FCCA 1813: Employer Makes Counter-claim Seeking $450,000.00 for Pre-Engagement Misrepresentations
A salesperson who brought a general protections case against their employer is now facing a counter-claim from their employer of $450,000.00 in damages for lost sales and the cost of...
31 Mar FULL FEDERAL COURT RULES EMPLOYER COULD DIRECT EMPLOYEE TO ATTEND MEDICAL APPOINTMENT
The Full Bench of the Federal Court in Grant v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 42, has upheld an employer’s decision to dismiss an employee who refused to attend...