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Employee with 21-year service awarded compensation despite valid dismissal The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with an unfair dismissal case involving a long-serving teacher at a Catholic college who was terminated after performance and conduct issues. The worker argued that his dismissal was harsh, unjust and unreasonable, citing medical issues, communication challenges, and lack of proper performance management.

3 days ago | hcamag.com | Paulinet Tamaray

Store's failure to consult before closure proves costly despite genuine financial distress The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) recently dealt with a dispute between a worker and her employer over the genuineness of a redundancy dismissal. The case centred on whether proper consultation occurred before the worker's position was eliminated. The worker argued her dismissal lacked substantive justification and proper procedure.

3 days ago | hcamag.com | Paulinet Tamaray

Store's failure to consult before closure proves costly despite genuine financial distress The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) recently dealt with a dispute between a worker and her employer over the genuineness of a redundancy dismissal. The case centred on whether proper consultation occurred before the worker's position was eliminated. The worker argued her dismissal lacked substantive justification and proper procedure.

3 days ago | hcamag.com | Paulinet Tamaray

FWC case challenges zero-tolerance policies for physical incidents at work The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a case involving a worker who was dismissed following a physical altercation with a colleague. The worker argued he was acting in self-defence after being attacked from behind while travelling in a vehicle.

3 days ago | hcamag.com | Paulinet Tamaray

As Singapore prepares new guidance on post-employment clauses, an employment lawyer weighs in on how smart employers should prepare The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is in ongoing talks with the National Trades Union Congress and the Singapore National Employers Federation about how and when restraint of trade clauses in employment contracts should be used.