Samantha Beattie
McCabe Curwood
Articles
Lifestyles of the not so rich and famous - the Federal Court refuses Salim Mehajer’s bid to annul his bankruptcy
Australia - December 9 2019 In a recent decision, the Federal Court of Australia declined to annul a bankruptcy in circumstances where the bankrupt claimed the proceedings…
The Fair Work Commission’s Annual Report for Financial Year 2018-19: What employers need to know
Australia - October 28 2019 The Fair Work Commission's (FWC) annual report for the 2018-2019 financial year highlights a number of interesting trends in the field of employment…
Hitler video - funny or foul?
Australia - October 3 2019 The Fair Work Commission considered whether an employee's dismissal for a parody of enterprise bargaining negotiations was an unfair dismissal in…
Putting the theft in “Wage Theft”- criminal sanctions for employers who underpay employees?
Australia - September 30 2019 Earlier this month, the Attorney-General's Department released two discussion papers, commissioned by the Prime Minister, investigating current…
It’s not business as usual with the Fair Work Act - a new future for employee rights to take industrial action for climate change issues?
Australia - September 18 2019 On 16 September 2019, Adam Bandt MP, Federal Member for Melbourne, introduced the Fair Work Amendment (Stop Work to Stop Warming) Bill 2019 (the…
