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Promotions at Swaab
Swaab is pleased to announce the promotion of Caroline Bass to Partner. A Family Law specialist with over 13 years’ experience, Caroline has a strong background in estate planning and extensive experience in domestic violence law. Caroline has been a Senior Associate with Swaab for over six years, joining the firm in 2010. Managing Partner…
Warwick Ryan’s latest Employment blog
Warwick Ryan has published his latest blog, ‘The complexity of employment law in Australia has no future in the ‘future”. The blog examines the current laws and their place in the future of work.Click here to read Warwick’s blog…
When kindness is cruel — Warwick Ryan cited in Smartcompany
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has criticised the Fair Work Commission’s decision in a recent unfair dismissal case for Patties Food. In April of this year, part-time storeman Heath Stephenson was fired after driving at an ‘unreasonable dangerous high speed’ when arriving at work one night. Although Patties argued that Stephenson’s termination…
Warwick Ryan Featured in Smartcompany on Australian offshoring investigation
Employment specialist Warwick Ryan has been cited in a recent Smartcompany article regarding the trend of Australian jobs being offered overseas for below legal wages.A Fairfax and Monash investigation found that out of 1000 ads in the Asian region, over 80% offered payment below the minimum requirement. These findings follow recent…
Warwick Ryan Featured in Smartcompany on Kimberley Ports Authority Unfair Dismissal Case
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has been cited in a recent Smartcompany article regarding the sacking of a worker at Kimberley Ports Authority, who drove a forklift whilst under the influence earlier this year. The Fair Work Commission approved the Port’s decision, stating that the likelihood of employee Lee Ward making a ‘genuine mistake’…
Warwick Ryan Featured In Smartcompany on Parmalat Food Products Unfair Dismissal Case
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has been cited in a recent Smartcompany article regarding the reinstatement of an unfairly dismissed forklift driver at Parlamat Food Products. In March of this year, 63-year-old Christopher Tran was fired for failing to abide by company protocol in the event of a milk spillage. Despite the incident…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on Qantas unfair dismissal case
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has been featured in SmartCompany on a recent unfair dismissal case which was ruled in Qantas’ favour after the airline sacked an employee for booking cheap flights for family friends. Maria Panera commenced working with Qantas in 1986 but was dismissed in June last year after she…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on disability discrimination case
A former employee at Corrective Services NSW has been awarded more than $170,000 in compensation after it was found that she had been unlawfully discriminated against. Caryn Huntley’s was diagnosed with Chrohn’s Disease, which is considered to be a disability under Australian law. The court ruled that Corrective Services failed to make “reasonable…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on recent case in which an employee was sacked for querying his pay
A family business in Melbourne has been hit with a $7500 fine after the Federal Court found it had sacked an employee in part because he queried his rate of pay. Cardinia Waste & Recyclers, which specialises in waste removal services, was found to have terminated a casual truck driver’s employment on the…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on recent debate over ‘Australia will end up “like Greece” comment’
Following the release of the Productivity Commission draft report on the workplace relations framework, Don Argus, former chairman of BHP Billiton, told Fairfax media that the Australian workplace relations system needs to be improved or the country will end up “like Greece”. The reform suggests a change in penalty rates, unfair dismissal…