Full Bench rules on paid domestic violence leave
The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has provisionally approved the entitlement of paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave for employees covered by Modern Awards. In the decision, which is part of the four-yearly review of Modern Awards, the Full Bench considered whether a variation of Awards
Compensation ordered despite employee’s discriminatory conduct
The importance of procedural fairness has been highlighted in the recent unfair dismissal judgment of Ning Li v PPD Australia Pty Ltd [2022] FWC 496. The employee, a senior import & export coordinator for PPD Australia, was first given a verbal warning following three complaints from female job
Employer ordered to pay $150,000 to harassed employee
An employer has been handed a massive penalty after being found vicariously liable for the sexual harassment and assault of an employee by a colleague, in a recent Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal judgment. A female beauty therapist employed at ‘Man Oh Man’ suffered persistent sexual harassment from
ATAGI updates terminology regarding COVID-19 vaccine status
The term ‘fully vaccinated’ is being phased out in regards to COVID-19 vaccines, with ATAGI now recommending the use of ‘up to date’ and ‘overdue’. Since the introduction of public health orders relating to vaccines in late 2021, the term ‘fully vaccinated’ has been used as
Case Law Update: COVID-19 Vaccination Exemptions
The procedural fairness demonstrated by two employers has been recognised, in two recent decisions involving employees who had unsuccessfully sought exemptions from being vaccinated against COVID-19. Edwards v Regal Cream Products Pty Ltd [2022] FWC 257 In the first case, an unvaccinated employee (Edwards) was dismissed
High Court Hands Down Independent Contractor Judgments
The High Court has handed down two significant judgments in relation to independent contractor arrangements. Both decisions highlight the need for contractual terms to determine working relationships and the primacy of contractual terms. CFMMEU v Personnel Contracting [2022] HCA 1 In the first case, the CFMMEU
