Workers with strong evidence to back up their claim of unfair or unlawful dismissal have a much better chance of winning their case, according to industrial relations specialists. The advice comes from Jeremy Walton, consultant at Industrial Relations Claims, who…
Sacked ABC boss Michelle Guthrie is demanding to be reinstated as CEO of the public broadcaster, according to documents filed in the Federal Court. Guthrie is also seeking compensation (with interest) for losses and damages, for being unlawfully dismissed half…
Cricket Australia is facing an unlawful dismissal claim, not to mention a public relations disaster, after sacking a woman who expressed her views about abortion on social media. The story of Angela Williamson’s dismissal hit the headlines recently, when Cricket…
A single mother who was regularly late for work at a poultry factory because of family responsibilities has won her unfair dismissal case. Amer Deng worked at the Inghams Enterprises factory in Adelaide, but was always arriving to work 4…
A disability carer has lost his unfair dismissal claim after he was sacked for misconduct, which included washing a client’s bottom with a broom. Clinton Dahler was suspended from his job at the Burn Group House in the ACT after…
A former manager of a Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant who was accused of stealing has been awarded more than AUD$10.5 million compensation after it was found that she was wrongfully terminated. Jeanette Ortiz was accused in 2015 of stealing AUD$832…
Workers who have been sacked are losing unfair dismissal cases and potentially missing out on thousands of dollars in compensation by taking the wrong action following their dismissal, according to Industrial Relations Claims. The employee advocacy firm is advising workers…
In an extraordinary admission, the owners of Barry Cafe in Melbourne have admitted to underpaying staff and not providing legal break times, and have incredibly conceded they got their information about their workplace obligations by searching Google. “We had no…
It might seem like a joke, but this is the contract allegedly being given to new employees at Melbourne’s Barry Cafe in Northcote. The contract has a number of blank sections for a worker to fill out, including their name,…
Young cafe workers have taken to the streets, alleging they have been paid below award wages, and not paid penalty and overtime rates. Encouraged by the United Voice union's Young Workers Centre, the workers from Barry Cafe in the Melbourne…
