Tag archives: Federal Circuit Court

Broad approach taken to “political opinion” in adverse action claim

By David Cross on November 25, 2014 Posted in Australia

The statutory protection given employees against adverse action on the basis of political opinion is not restricted to matters of party political outlook but extends to issues of philosophical difference, the Federal Circuit Court has ruled. Adverse action The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act) makes it unlawful for an employer to take “adverse … Continue reading

Court fines employer for failing to allow employee to meet carer’s responsibilities

By Jason Noakes on November 17, 2014 Posted in Australia

Transport Workers’ Union of Australia v Atkins [2014] FCCA 1553 (18 August 2014) The Federal Circuit Court has recently ordered a transport operator to pay close to the maximum penalty for summarily dismissing the employee after he took carer’s leave to take his daughter to a medical appointment with a specialist. The facts The employee was … Continue reading