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Casual Employee Wins Unfair Dismissal Case Following Lack Of Correct Procedure By Employer

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 [...]

Is Employee’s Prior Service as Independent Contractor Used In Relation to Determining Overall Length of Employment?

Mr Damian Wright (the applicant) had his employment terminated on 6 November 2009, and subsequently placed a claim for unfair dismissal remedy with Fair Work Australia (Mr Damian Andrew Wright v Runge ICT Group Pty Ltd T/A Runge Networks).

The Company claimed that the applicant initially had dealings with the Company under a “subconsultant [...]