Monthly Archives: October 2018

Dismissing Employees for Incapacity: What Medical Practices Should Know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDwunT34Je8 As medical professionals, practice owners may have performed numerous independent medical examinations and given opinions on employees’ capacity to work. Yet on the flip side, practice owners should be aware of their own obligations as employers. This article discusses the law regarding capacity-based dismissals. It relates to instances where there is evidence to [...]

By |2024-09-16T07:22:01+00:00October 19th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Changes to the Law: Capacity Based Dismissals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDwunT34Je8&feature=youtu.be In September 2017 we published an article discussing the law regarding capacity-based dismissals. Since then, the law has changed. CSL Limited T/A CSL Behring v Chris Papaioannou [2018] FWCFB 1005 has now clarified the correct approach to be taken in capacity-based dismissals. This relates to instances where there is evidence to support that [...]

By |2024-09-16T07:22:02+00:00October 16th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Medical Practice Update: Is my casual really a casual?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAV0oXIZQG0&feature=youtu.be The employment law landscape continues to change with a number of significant decisions in recent months. WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131 made news Australia-wide. In WorkPac it was held that an employee purportedly engaged as a casual, was not a casual employee for the purposes of the Fair Work Act 2009 [...]

By |2024-09-16T07:22:02+00:00October 11th, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

When is a casual not a casual

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giQRqnIRMj0 The employment law landscape continues to change with a number of significant decisions in recent months. WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018] FCAFC 131 made news Australia-wide. In WorkPac it was held that an employee purportedly engaged as a casual, was not a casual employee for the purposes of the Fair Work Act 2009 [...]

By |2024-09-16T07:22:03+00:00October 2nd, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments
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