EMPLOYMENT LAW
Australia’s bushfire crisis leaves employees vulnerable
Australia’s bushfire crisis leaves employees vulnerable An edited version of this post was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 9 January 2020: Australia fires: volunteers, victims should have right to
‘A powerful chill on political communication’: the High Court rules on public servants’ free speech rights
‘A powerful chill on political communication’: the High Court rules on public servants’ free speech rights An edited version of this post was published in The Conversation, 7 August 2019: Will
Employment contract law -v- religious discrimination protections: will Israel Folau overturn his dismissal by Rugby Australia?
Employment contract law -v- religious discrimination protections: will Israel Folau overturn his dismissal by Rugby Australia? An edited version of this post was published in The Conversation, 11 June 2019:
Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman finds Uber drivers are contractors: so what can unions do now?
An edited version of this post, including discussion of the “contractor model” of gig platforms, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 14 June 2019: ‘Employee or not? What the
Can Cotton On dismiss ‘egg woman’?
Can Cotton On dismiss ‘egg woman’? An edited version of this post was published in The Conversation, 10 May 2019: Egging the question: can your employer sack you for what you
Full Bench upholds Qantas flight attendant’s ‘big night out in New York’ dismissal
A Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has determined the appeal brought by dismissed Qantas flight attendant, Luke Urso, upholding the finding at first instance that the airline
Foodora case: first definitive Australian ruling that a gig worker was an employee
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has determined that former Foodora delivery rider, Josh Klooger, was an employee whose employment was terminated unfairly. (Klooger v Foodora Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 6836,
How much alcohol is too much on a night out in New York … when you have to work the next day?
An interesting unfair dismissal case (which I recently enjoyed discussing with my JD labour law students) is heading to a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) on appeal.
