Introduction On 20 May 2020, the Full Court of the Federal Court delivered WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2020] FCAFC 84 and, by doing so, caused employers around the country…
** UPDATE: On 4 August 2021, WorkPac was successful in its High Court appeal – see WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2021] HCA 23. Mr Rossato was held to be a…
The much-anticipated Court of Appeal decision in Lemon v Mead[1] was handed down in November 2017. This decision is of interest to practitioners acting for clients who are wealthy but who claim…
Kohari v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2017] NSWSC 1080 This case provides another tragic example of the complexity of family relationships – particularly the relationship between a parent and a…
Guillemain v Woolworths Limited [2017] FWC 4236 considered this question in a recent decision by the Fair Work Commission (the FWC), delivered on 15 August 2017. Unlike in most courts and…
On 6 July 2017, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia determined an employer had taken unlawful adverse action in dismissing an employee because of her pregnancy. Mrs Mahajan commenced work…
Introduction In March 2014, the Fair Work Commission decided, in the circumstances of the case in question, that it was a reasonable direction by the employer to require its employee…
