However, there are limits on the extent to which reliance on cost-saving alone will be sufficient to render redundancies fair and avoid unfair dismissal claims. It has long been the case that cost ...
The employee contested his dismissal by filing an unfair dismissal dispute with the ... failed to prove that the employee’s dismissal was fair or proportionate given the circumstances.
Appeal judge HHJ Wayne Beard said he was "sorry to say" the tribunal had "lost sight of its specific task" when considering whether the dismissal was fair or unfair. He said it was "clear" the ...
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with an unfair dismissal case where a worker challenged the validity of her dismissal from a Melbourne-based employer. The worker argued her termination ...