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Capital Brief: Disconnect Discord

The Right to Disconnect law came into effect in August inevitably brought questions to the legal industry, particularly the implications on law firms.

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A Failure to Consult: The Fair Work Commission...

Making logical changes to workplace processes should be simple and straight forward. However, a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) confirms that employers still need to make sure they follow the additional step of proper employee consultation, or risk a poor outcome in the Commission. This means managers need to ensure employees' feedback has not only been sought, but also be able to demonstrate how employee feedback has influenced the process and been accounted for in the final outcome(s).  

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Hicksons recognised in Doyle’s Guide 2024

We are delighted to be recognised as a leading law firm in the 2024 Doyle’s Guide across the following categories:

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How will the Annual Wage Review impact your business?

How will the Annual Wage Review impact your business?

The Fair Work Commission has recently handed down its decision on the Annual Wage Review 2019–20. The national minimum wage will increase by 1.75%.
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If an employee cannot carry out their job, does an employer have to allow them in to work?

If an employee cannot carry out their job, does an employer have to allow them in to work?

For those who have the privilege of reading Fair Work Commission (FWC) decisions, they can be forgiven for believing that, in that domain, employees are frequently free from the consequences of their poor (or worse) decision making.
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Is that sneaky recording made by your employee admissible?

Is that sneaky recording made by your employee admissible?

Consider this scenario: you have disciplined an employee regarding misconduct and ultimately a decision is made to terminate the employee’s employment. At the hearing of the employee’s unfair dismissal claim the employee seeks to tender a recording of the disciplinary meeting taken without your knowledge or consent. You are pretty sure you did everything by the book but do you really want the full recording played? You can avoid this scenario from arising by following a few simple tips.

  • 15 Mar 2017

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Abandonment of employment – some best practice tips

Abandonment of employment – some best practice tips

We are regularly asked to advise employers in relation to whether certain circumstances amount to abandonment of employment and, if so, what are the employer’s rights and obligations.

  • 1 Mar 2017

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Privacy Breach during Unfair Dismissal Case

Privacy Breach during Unfair Dismissal Case

On 25 November 2016, Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim gave his determination regarding the case of a former employee (Complainant) who asserted that a principal of Commonwealth Bank (CBA) (being both her bank and her former employer) accessed her financial information without a legal primary purpose in order to advance their case against her in the Fair Work Commission.

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