Solidarity forever? Not quite
An inexperienced
union official employed for an important project to further the union’s aims
was sacked when the union’s leadership discovered that his political opinion
was different from theirs.
The official
contested his dismissal as a breach of his general protections and was awarded
$120,000.00 compensation.
If you want to know
more about the decision in Sayed v Construction,
Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2015] FCA 27 and read my commentary on
it email me at gdoran@nevettford.com.au
The...
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Sunday, 22 February 2015
When is a warning not a warning? When it’s a chat
When is a warning not a
warning? When it’s a chat
A worker was awarded nearly
$29,000.00 in compensation from his employer after the Fair Work Commission
found his dismissal for serious misconduct to be harsh and unreasonable: Anderson v Thiess Pty Ltd [2014] FWC
6568.
Ronald Anderson, 65, worked
for Thiess Pty Ltd in Queensland for over a decade until he was summarily
dismissed in June 2013 for forwarding a highly offensive email about Muslim
radicals to a group of co-workers using his work email.
Thiess...
Monday, 16 February 2015
Ready, aim...don't fire!
A small business owner has been
fined almost $30,000 for unfairly dismissing an employee.
Acupuncture Australia Pty Ltd
summarily dismissed a sales assistant for allegedly stealing from the business.
The employee had worked for the company for three years when the managing
director began to suspect her of theft. The sales assistant was sacked on the spot
and reported to the police, despite a lack of proof of any crime.
The managing director was unable
to provide any evidence to the Fair Work Commission of theft or fraud...
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Tweet or Twit: you be the judge
Tweet or Twit: you be the judge
In early 2014 I
wrote about the risk to employment from the use of social media out of hours
but where critical comments of an employer were made.
A recent decision of
the United Kingdom Employment Appeal Tribunal: Game Retail Ltd v Laws [2014] UKEAT 0188_14_0311 demonstrates that use of social media,
which an employer judges as inappropriate can lead to the termination of
employment...
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