An Australian champion clay
shooter, who had Senator David Leyonhjelm as his support person at the meeting
to discuss his future employment was found to have been fairly dismissed but
entitled to notice: Waters v Goodyear
Australia Pty Limited [2016] FWC 1991.
Mr Waters breached a number of his employers’
policies when he acquiesced in a person whom he was mentoring in clay shooting
bringing a gun into the vicinity of his workplace.
After a comprehensive
investigation, the employer found that Mr Waters’ actions constituted serious
misconduct....
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Monday, 9 May 2016
Don't wait until it's too late!
If you have been dismissed from your employment, you only
have 21 days from the day your dismissal takes effect to file an unfair
dismissal or general protections application with the Fair Work Commission.
The Commission will accept out-of-time applications only
in exceptional circumstances and these can be difficult to prove. In the recent
case of Martin v LJ Hooker Colleroy, the Applicant filed his application nine
days past the lodgement date. He provided several different reasons all
contributing to his late filing time,...
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