The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has won its first underpayment prosecution in the Federal Circuit Court which relied on racial discrimination provisions under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) against a …
employment law
Can employers be held responsible for criminal conduct of their employees’ actions?
Recent cases have examined the circumstances in which employers might be held liable for intentional criminal conduct by their employees. The cases dealt with sexual assaults on school students by …
Wrongful Termination of Employment
Wrongful termination of an employee can be a costly business. It is in an employer’s interests to get it right. There are generally two scenarios in terminating someone’s employment. In the first, …