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Separation certificate confirms on-hire worker's sacking

The "clear and unambiguous" wording of a separation certificate confirmed an on-hire worker's dismissal, regardless of the labour supplier's intention, the Fair Work Commission has ruled.


FWO pursues Setka over AFL threats

The FWO has launched a court case seeking penalties against former CFMEU construction and general division Victorian branch secretary John Setka and the union for allegedly attempting to coerce the AFL into sacking its head of umpiring, former ABCC commissioner Steve McBurney.


HR manager fails to nail down case against billionaire

A HR manager has been told to go back to the drawing board in establishing a general protections case against an online trading company and its billionaire founder, who she accuses of having repeatedly directed her to manage employees in ways that would breach workplace laws.


HR manager's "blatant exercise in deception": Court

A charity's HR manager engaged in "a blatant exercise in deception" to orchestrate the sacking of a senior manager wrongly accused of serious misconduct, a court has found.


Lengthy suppression order granted after claim settled

The Federal Court has slapped a five-year suppression order on a Channel Seven producer's general protections claim, settled on the basis that details would be kept confidential.


Extension granted for potentially "unprecedented" case

A FWC full bench has overturned the rejection of a late adverse action application in which a worker claims symptoms caused by Parkinson's disease "perfectly matched" the performance reasons given for his sacking.


Worker not bullied after $284K "false entry": Court

An asset management company breached the employment contract of an analyst accused of making a fictitious manual entry of more than $284,000, but did not subject her to adverse action after alleging its leaders bullied her, a court has held.


Lawyers' alleged settlement deed doesn't pass muster: Court

Two senior corporate lawyers will resume their pursuit of millions in compensation from Super Retail Group after the Federal Court rejected their claims that an enforceable settlement had already been agreed, while a full court will soon separately hear the employer's appeal aimed at suppressing details of its settlement offer.


$120 million in compensation for sacked Qantas workers

Qantas will pay $120 million into a fund to compensate about 1800 former ground handling workers for economic and non-economic loss they suffered as a result of the airline's unlawful outsourcing their jobs during the pandemic, though it is not yet clear how much each individual might receive or how this is to be determined.


Game over for referee's fixed-term case: Full court

A full Federal Court has dismissed a National Rugby League referee's claim that the game wrongly denied him an opportunity to pursue his dismissal dispute because his employment ended at the conclusion of an "outer limits" contract.


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