The Reality Of "Go Away Money" –
Insights To General Protections Claims In The Fair Work
Commission
What is the likely outcome for lodging a General Protections
Claim with the Fair Work
Commission? The
Commission's 2016 publication of data around General
Protections Claims outcomes serves as a guide to both employees and
employers preparing for an general protections hearing.
One of the Commission's objectives is to provide information
to potential applicants, so that they can be better informed as to
what can be achieved through making general protections claims,
also known as adverse action claims.
As a cautionary tale for the employer, however, it is worth
noting that while most cases involving monetary settlements are for
sums less than $10,000, a number of cases involved settlements in
excess of $50,000 and even $100,000.
