Case Law - Employment Law Handbook (Page 9)

Case Law

Tax invoices don’t define a worker

Worker refuses to attend investigation

Dismissal a disproportionate response to misconduct

Swim school in hot water over unfair dismissal

Some vaccinations may be mandatory

Employee summarily dismissed for inappropriate Facebook posts

Missing knife results in unfair dismissal

FWC enforces employer’s COVID-19 direction

Adverse action cannot be assumed

It is not a genuine redundancy if there is no consultation

Sacked labour hire worker reinstated but not to the same site

Summary dismissal deemed unfair despite a valid reason for dismissal

Employment termination on medical grounds found to be not unfair

Redeployment found to be acceptable despite additional travel time

Work health and safety poster slogan found to constitute sexual harassment and discrimination