Wage Theft Victory in IMC
WORKCLAIMS AUSTRALIA won a major wage theft case in the Industrial Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Gavin Smith had been employed by a financial planning firm for nearly 10 years when he was dismissed in November 2017. He was today awarded more than …
Lack of Evidence
The Fair Work Commission last week dismissed an objection made by an employer that the dismissed worker was employed for a fixed term. The case demonstrates once again that objections must be evidence based, have a legal foundation and that it important …
New WA laws set to combat wage theft
The WA Government will take action to combat wage theft following the recommendations of the Inquiry into Wage Theft in Western Australia report released today (December 6, 2019). The Inquiry, undertaken by former Chief Commissioner of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission …
Annual Leave over the Holiday Period
With the Christmas period approaching the question of tasking annual leave over the holiday period may become topical. Most retailer prohibit the taking of annual leave over this period, while other companies will stand down for this period and require workers to …
