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Employer vicariously liable for worker’s casual act of negligence: $2.5 million payout
When an employee’s casual negligence in a team lift landed a labour-hire worker in severe, chronic pain, a court found the host employer was vicariously liable.
Dodgy Attendance Records And Unfair Process Result In $46,000 Compensation
Reliance on dodgy attendance records plus lack of procedural fairness led to unfair dismissal.
Understanding Casual worker Long Service Leave calculations in NSW
The NSW Industrial Relations has outlined different circumstances and situations to help you understand how to calculate a casual worker's entitlement.
Shared Liability For Injuries After Worker Slipped On Icy Surface
When a labourer slid and fell on the slippery deck of a construction site, his damages claim triggered the host employer’s attempts to shift the blame. Read the Supreme Court’s take on it.
Dismissal of abusive worker justified but unfair
Having a valid reason for dismissing someone won't keep you out of the Fair Work Commission, as this employer found out.
Worker entitled to defend himself: dismissal unfair
An employer's violence de-escalation policies did not allow for reasonable self-defence in the face of provocation, a commission has found.
Dodgy Attendance Records And Unfair Process Result In $46,000 Compensation
Reliance on dodgy attendance records plus lack of procedural fairness led to unfair dismissal.
Discrimination: no evidence worker posed safety risk
Employers who rely on the “unable to perform inherent requirements” or “compliance with WHS law” defences as reasons for not employing disabled people must be able to provide objective evidence to support those claims.
Cost of living hits worker confidence
Workers are feeling less confident about their company’s growth prospects than their employers due to cost of living pressures, a new survey reveals.