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How should you calculate sick leave?

In a recent case Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd v Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union [2020] HCA 29 (Mondelez Case) the High Court settled some long-standing uncertainty about the meaning of “a day” under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Fair Work Act). The National Employment Standards (NES), through the operation of …
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ACAT fines Lessor for non-compliance with Tribunal order

It is vital to the administration of justice and the rule of law that orders of the Courts and Tribunals are complied with. The ACT Civil & Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) has recently fined a litigant for the deliberate flouting of orders: Brynes v Wang (Residential Tenancies) [2020] ACAT 40. Order In this case, the Tenant …
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Case Update: Employee compensated $200,000 after being dismissed for sharing a Hitler meme

We previously wrote about the decision of the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission in the case of Scott Tracey v BP Refinery (Kwinana) Pty Ltd [2020] FWCFB 820.  This case involved a Western Australia BP employee, Mr Tracey, who was dismissed with payment in lieu of notice after sharing a meme video of …
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