Posts under ‘unfair dismissal’

Adrian Read (the Applicant) placed a claim for unfair dismissal against his former employer Universal Store Pty Ltd T/A Universal Store (the Respondent).

The Respondent objected to the claim stating that the Applicant was not award or agreement covered, and he was earning above the high income threshold.

Mr Heath North (the applicant) placed an unfair dismissal application (Mr Heath North v Inhomecarers Pty Ltd) with Fair Work Australia. Inhomecarers (the respondent) objected to the application, claiming that the applicant had abandoned his employment.

Deputy President (DP) Sams of Fair Work Australia warned Kidz Biz Pre-School & Long Day Care (the Respondent) that if they again didn’t comply with directions or again failed to attend unfair dismissal proceedings - adverse orders may be made against them.

Mr Ao Tang (the Applicant) had a little over 8 month’s service at the date of his termination. The applicant placed an unfair dismissal application with Fair Work Australia (Mr Ao Tang v PR Palais Royale Guesthouse T/A Palais Royale Guesthouse) - which was filed 1 day late. Commissioner Cambridge allowed the application to [...]

Mr Cutrali (the Applicant) was an employee of 12 years service with Chubb Security Services Limited (the Respondent) when his employment as an Amoured Vehicle Officer (AVO) was terminated for assaulting another employee. An unfair dismissal application (Mr Duilio Cutrali v Chubb Security Services Limited) was filed with Fair Work Australia.

The Applicant claimed [...]

Mr Anthony Taylor-Hunt (the Applicant) placed an unfair dismissal claim with Fair Work Australia (Mr Anthony Taylor-Hunt v Downer EDI Works Pty Ltd). Downer EDI Pty Ltd (the Respondent) objected to the claim because the Applicant earned above the High Income Threshold, therefore Fair Work Australia had to initially determine whether the Applicant had [...]

Mr Davidson (the Applicant) was employed by Griffiths Muir’s Pty Ltd t/as The Good Guys (the Respondent) as a part-time administration assistant/cashier. The applicant was informed of his termination, and asked to work out his notice period. An unfair dismissal application was placed with Fair Work Australia (Mr Bradley Donald Davidson v Griffiths Muir’s [...]

In the case of SB v FC Pty Ltd, SB (the applicant) had her employment terminated by FC Pty Ltd (the respondent) after 16 months of regular casual employment.

The applicant claimed that the termination was unfair because there was no valid reason, she was not informed of the reasons for her dismissal, and she [...]

Mr Bennett (the Applicant) sought costs against his former employer in relation to his unfair dismissal application before Fair Work Australia (Mr Andrew Bennett v Sere Corporate Solutions Pty Ltd t/as Perth Freightlines Pty Ltd).

The applicant sought his costs for the payment of the conciliation and arbitration, and the costs application because the [...]

Ms Kim Lee Jarvis (the applicant) gave a letter to her employer asking him to stop sexually harassing her, and her employment was terminated on the spot when she maintained that her employer had acted inappropriately. Ms Jarvis placed an application for unfair dismissal with Fair Work Australia (Ms Kim Lee Jarvis v Crystal Pictures [...]

Mr Josef Nalevansky (the applicant) placed an application for unfair dismissal with Fair Work Australia (Josef Nalevansky v Thought Equity Motion Inc), after his employer terminated his employment claiming that it was as a result of redundancy.

Thought Equity Motion Inc (TEM) is a registered foreign company with operations in the US, Japan [...]

An employee who took unauthorised unpaid leave to go on an international trip, was sent a letter from his employer advising that his contract had been terminated effective from 18/12/2009. The employee did not return from his trip until January 10, 2010, when read the letter - and then on 21 January 2010, placed an [...]

Commissioner Cloghan was asked to determine whether Wayne David Shortland’s fifth Unfair Dismissal application in 5 years was, on this occasion frivolous or vexatious. In this latest case (Wayne David Shortland v The Smith’s Snackfood Company Ltd) the application included a written statement to Fair Work Australia that his employer had breached the Australian National [...]

In the unfair dismissal hearing for Mr Shane Stephen Kennedy v Nestle Australia Ltd it was learned that the company had summarily terminated the employee’s employment because …the relationship of trust and confidence had been irreparably damaged because the company believed that the applicant had been less than honest in accounting for his whereabouts during [...]

A Hotel Duty Manager (Mr Miller) placed an application for unfair dismissal with Fair Work Australia (Miller v Koornang Pty Ltd T/A Rosstown Hotel) after his employment was terminated for serious misconduct in relation to several issues occurring on the night of the 26 September and morning of 27 September 2009, including: drinking on duty; [...]