Jessica Lee Articles

Flawed investigation leads to monetary compensation for former employee - Click To Read Article
In a recent unfair dismissal case brought before the AIRC, the AIRC found that while an employee's conduct warranted dismissal, the dismissal was nevertheless harsh, unjust and unreasonable because of the procedural fairness failures by the Company.

Employer successfully questions an employee’s medical certificate - Click To Read Article
In a recent case before the Federal Magistrates Court it was determined that the sacking of an employee for not attending work was lawful, despite the fact that the employee had a medical certificate which permitted the employee to not attend work.

Duty of care includes protecting employees from violence outside of work - Click To Read Article
The NSW Court of Appeal recently upheld a decision of the District Court that a Company had breached its duty of care to an employee by not sacking or disciplining an employee ("the shooter") about his outbursts at work, in circumstances where the shooter later shot another employee three times with a gun outside work hours in a street outside the workplace.

Conducting a faulty investigation can lead to an employee’s success in an unfair dismissal claim - Click To Read Article
The AIRC ordered Melbourne’s St Vincent Hospital to reinstate an employee and ordered compensation for lost earnings after it found that a pathology courier employee’s (Ms Nicolson) dismissal was unfair.


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