employment contract Articles
Freedom of Speech, Social Media and the Employment Contract
August 15th, 2019 by | Defamation, Employment
MUTE THOSE THOUGHTS! In the eternal struggle between individual liberty and social cohesion, one aspect where this is now playing out involves freedom of expression vs contractual obligations to employers and the arena is Social Media. The famous Australian rugby player, Israel Folau, sent out this Instagram post: “Warning – Drunks, Homosexuals, Adulterers, Liars, Fornicators,… Read more »
Unfair Employment Contracts
August 22nd, 2014 by | Employment
From time to time, certain States have had laws as to a review of unfair contracts, particularly in an employment setting. These were rarely availed, in part because the difficulty of determining a fairness test, but the national reach of the Fair Work Act 2009 (“the Act”) tackles the issue in another way. We do not take… Read more »
Mutual Trust and Confidence in the Employment Contract
March 12th, 2014 by | Court Disputes, Employment
In a decision of the Federal Court of Australia on 6 August 2013 (Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker [2013] FCAFC 83) the majority stated that an implied contractual term of mutual trust and confidence was part of the law of contract in Australia. A contract is a legal bargain between parties that has various… Read more »
