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Dismissing an employee by phone, text or email is not an appropriate means of communicating such a serious decision.

As we stagger to a final exhaustion point of the epic modern award process coming to finality 14 working days before they become operative, we take the opportunity to take stock and consider what has been achieved in 2009 and what we can look forward to in 2010.

The demotion of an employee may not always meet the meaning of dismissed in section 385 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

You do not have to disclose a chronic illness or disability, unless it impacts your ability to perform your work.

The recent case of Elisha v Vision and important takeaways for employers.

Tips to ensure that a settlement with a disgruntled employee ends the dispute.

Recent decision highlights that persons who have suffered PTSD can safely return to work in emergency services.

The FWC has put employers on notice for their role in "plying" employees with unlimited alcohol at work social functions.

Most employers do not create immigration risk at the visa application stage. They create it through ordinary workplace decisions. Pay, roster, deductions, duty changes, and termination.

The employer did not unfairly dismiss the employee by terminating his employment after he was involved in a fight.

Recent HC decision regarding the unfair dismissal regime in the Industrial Relations Act.

A range of factors are important in assessing whether you will be successful in an unfair dismissal claim.

Interesting unfair dismissal case involving an employee who was sacked for not complying with the fingerprint policy.

An employee's covert recording of a workplace conversation created a valid reason for dismissal.

Employers have legal duties to protect the health and safety of all employees at work, so excessive hours may be a risk.

This article, Day Three of the series, highlights how to deal with the Christmas Party aftermath if things do go wrong.

Employers in the gig economy should constantly examine the substance of the day-to-day relationships with their workers.