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Employers warned over redeployment "prejudices"

An employer has failed to establish that it genuinely made a software engineer redundant, in part because it should have offered her a lower-paying job available at a related entity in India.

"Ostrich-like" lawyer denied second bite at case

A criminal lawyer with an "ostrich-like" attitude has failed to convince a judge to reconsider a default judgment ordering him to pay two former employees penalties, costs, long service leave and super totalling more than $70,000.

FBT payments not earnings: FWC

The FWC has ruled that an employer's once-yearly payments to a worker to reduce his fringe benefits tax liability are not counted as earnings, clearing the way for him to pursue an unfair dismissal claim because his remuneration is below the high-income cap.

Bench refuses to spike unvaxxed worker's tardy dismissal claim

A NSW IRC full bench has quashed the rejection of an unvaccinated worker's bid for a one-day extension to challenge her sacking after a commissioner found it would cause prejudice and that she has little prospect of success, based on arguments her employer did not make.

FWC tells AWU to lift its game

The FWC has extended time by 48 days for a Qantas engineer to challenge his sacking after "particularly egregious" errors by the AWU, telling the union it should take immediate steps to ensure officials are equipped to provide a professional level of representation.

Entry rights returned after official's "new sense of responsibility"

The FWC has reinstituted a CFMMEU official's entry rights after more than five years, accepting that he had put his history of foul-mouthed contraventions behind him since being elected to a leadership role and making "lifestyle" changes to reduce stress.


"Sickos" Facebook poster wins job back

The FWC has ordered the reinstatement of a firefighter who shared an image of naked women in a "sickos" Facebook group of current and former colleagues but upheld the sacking of another who posted p-rnography during his shift, in decisions slamming "tick-and-flick" training.

FWC referring solicitor to Law Society for "nazi" accusation

A FWC full bench has rejected a solicitor's challenge to a $36,000 costs order and will report him to the NSW Law Society over his misconduct in accusing another tribunal member of being a "Nazi" and taking bribes.

Malware glitch warrants extending time: FWC

The FWC has granted an extension of time for a unfair dismissal application sent six days late because the worker's computer was infected with malware.