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…
