Three million reasons to check employment contracts
An employer has been ordered to pay a former senior executive more than $2.9 million after a court found his employment contract incorporated the company's unpublished redundancy policy. » more »
Employment contracts & conditions (166 items)
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Draft executive contracts for the bad times
One of the most important aspects of executive remuneration is also the part employers often ignore when drafting employment contracts, warns lawyer Brett Feltham. » more »
Webcast: Managing out-of-hours conduct
Blurring boundaries between work and personal time pose increasingly complex risks for employers. Watch this webcast to understand the extent to which you can monitor and manage worker conduct that occurs outside of the traditional workplace and hours. » more »
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Manager's aggressive tirade didn't breach worker's contract
An employee who was subjected to "such a vehement and vitriolic dressing down" from his manager that he became unfit for work has failed to convince the Federal Court that the incident, and his employer's failure to properly investigate it, constituted adverse action and breached his employment contract. » more »
Webcast: HR compliance "hot spots"
Do you know which policies, procedures and contracts need reviewing, in light of recent legislative and case law developments? Watch this webcast to understand how the employment law landscape has changed in relation to bullying, adverse action, employment contracts, investigations and more. » more »
Employer hit with damages after failing to follow own policy
An employer that failed to comply with its own harassment policy must pay damages to an employee, but according to an employment law specialist, the liability should have been a simple one to avoid. » more »
Arriving at work drunk wasn't gross misconduct: Court
Turning up to a conference still intoxicated from a work function the night before did not constitute gross misconduct by an executive, a court has ruled in awarding him nearly $300,000 in damages. » more »
Contract permitted summary dismissal based on opinion, not proof
An employer has successfully fended off a $9 million damages claim, with a court finding its employment contracts allowed summary dismissal of a worker based on an "opinion" that he had engaged in misconduct. » more »
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