Supreme Court rules in favour of man dismissed from job in important test case
The appeal by Tomasz Zalewski over the treatment of his complaint alleging unfair dismissal from his job is an important test case. By Aodhan O Faolain Tuesday 6 Apr 2021, 8:05 PM 3 hours ago 29,203 Views 7 Comments
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IN A LANDMARK decision the Supreme Court has declared that laws placing an absolute ban on employment disputes being heard in public is unconstitutional.
The court made the declaration that certain provisions of the 2015 Workplace Relations Act are repugnant to the constitution when ruling on an appeal brought by a Polish man who claimed he was unfairly dismissed from his job at a convenience store over the constitutionality of new procedures for determining workplace disputes.
A Sydney worker who was sacked over a slice of pizza one day before qualifying for a huge redundancy package has been awarded a massive payout by a NSW court. The court heard the company fired Mr Sherry effective immediately for serious misconduct , alleging he had had dishonestly and in breach of the relevant policies, incurred personal expenses on his corporate credit card in the sum of $1754.50 during a business trip to Melbourne. Mr Sherry was set to receive the redundancy package after Toyota decided to move its corporate functions in Sydney to corporate headquarters in Port Melbourne, and reduce the workforce from 3900 to 1300.
Woman dismissed for refusing flu jab A woman who was told she couldn’t go into work after she refused a flu jab is now pursuing an unfair dismissal case.
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Subscriber only A care worker who lost her job after she refused a flu jab will be allowed to argue she was unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. Maria Corazon Glover, 64, refused a vaccination because of an allergic reaction she had 57 years ago, when she was a child living in the Philippines. Her case, which is yet to be heard, is expected to hinge on the legality of employers requiring that staff undergo vaccination.