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Reinstatement is a Primary Right of Dismissed Employees Under Australia’s Dismissal Laws
A senior executive had a row with a regional HR manager over a PowerPoint presentation with typographical errors. The Senior Executive told the HR manager not to put his...
Termination of Employment of Two Guards for Negligence, Found to Be Harsh
Two guards worked together, and their main role was to pick-up, transport, and deliver money in an armoured vehicle for the clients of their security firm. They picked up...
Can An Employee Be Forced To Work At A New Location, Even If It’s A Term In The Employment Contract?
TransGrid directed its Project Manager to relocate to another worksite in Wallgrove after he had already been reporting to the office at Ultimo since 2014. The employee was a...
Dismissal for failing to pass a National Police Check: A case of Unfair Dismissal in WA?
The valid reason for dismissing an employee must exist at the time of the dismissal. When a valid reason for dismissal is found after an employee has already been...
Terminating Employees? Texting Threats Is Not the Way Even if You’re a Small Business Employer
Sending an employee email and text messages that contain threats and abuse is not acceptable even if the email and text messages contains a reasonable request to reveal the...
What Are An Employee’s Rights If You’re Dismissed By A Labour-Hire Organisation – Does it Count as a Dismissal?
Can a labour-hire company dismiss an employee simply at the request of its client? The case of Star v WorkPac sheds light on this question. WorkPac Case Background...
What are an Employer’s rights if an Employee intentionally lies in a Resume?
What are the rights of an employer when faced with an intentionally false misrepresentation committed by an employee? In short an employer can generally fairly dismiss an employee who...
8 Employee Rights – Things You Must Know
Every employee in Australia should be aware of these rights. Find out if you've had your rights breached.
8 Ways Your Dismissal Could Be Unfair
Losing Your Job Is Hard But You Can Do Something If you have lost your job, it is no doubt a difficult time in your life. The MKI Legal...
Worried that you will be discriminated against in the Workplace because of your past criminal record?
An IT specialist applied for a job at a data processing company. During his interview, he had asked if he needed to pass a criminal record check or if...
Lawyers In Perth Warn: Dismissing An Employee For Whistleblowing May Be An Adverse Action
A married couple were franchisees of a carpet and flooring store. One staff member who assisted them in the day-to-day administrative and clerical tasks observed her boss showing signs...
Law On Unfair Dismissal Classifies A “Dismissal” AS A Significant Reduction In Pay And Duties
A forklift driver was hired in November 2011. After two years at work, in June 2013, the Depot Manager asked him “would you like to run the depot?” Not...