What is a General Protections Claim?
General protections are a bundle of protections for employees and other persons in the Fair Work legislation which prohibit a range of actions in the workplace.
Can Contractors Claim Unfair Dismissal?
Unfair dismissal is when an employee is dismissed from their job in a harsh, unjust or unreasonable manner. Unlike an employee, a contractor is a person who owns and operates their own business either as a sole trader with an ABN or through a company.
Australian Employee Dismissed for COVID-19 Vaccine Protest
The Fair Work Tribunal has supported an employer’s decision to immediately terminate an employee after he attended an anti-vaccine rally in Melbourne in 2021.