SEARCH RESULTS

A study from the Netherlands has found employees with chronic disease and unhealthy habits are at greater risk of exiting paid employment early. This means there’s potentially a portion of the workforce that may not work to their full retirement age.

A Qantas employee who refused a directive to wear a face mask or shield was not constructively dismissed but chose to resign instead of complying. Read about the case here.

Does service as an apprentice count when calculating redundancy entitlements if the employee was made redundant when a fully qualified tradesperson? Learn more about redundancy entitlements here.

A company and a director were penalised for taking adverse action against a pregnant waitress. Read about the case here.

A dispute over whether an employee behaved aggressively toward a doctor at a work-authorised medical examination has been resolved in favour of the employee. 

A church worker sacked for obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination can pursue her unfair dismissal claim, after the Fair Work Commission ruled she was an employee.

Siobhann Provost

A bank officer who sent over 50 disrespectful text messages to his manager has lost his unfair dismissal claim. The Fair Work Commission ruled that the texts, which posed a psychosocial risk to the manager, justified his termination despite being sent outside work hours.

What does it mean to ‘attain the age at which a person may retire’? And where does this fit in with ‘preservation age’ and eligibility for the aged pension? The Federal Court has just answered these questions.