SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
Recent cases reinforce that a claim for adverse action poses a real risk to employers, even where employees are otherwise disqualified from making an unfair dismissal claim as they are paid above the high income threshold or yet to complete the qualifying period to make such claim.
The Fair Work Act (Cth) 2009 prohibits a person (usually an employer) from taking adverse action against another person (usually an employee, prospective employee, or independent contractor) because they have a workplace right. It also applies threatening or organising to take such prejudicial action.
CONSUMER GUARANTEE PROVISIONS OF THE ACL – BUSINESSES CAN BE CONSUMERS TOO!
26 September 2011
A business (as well as an individual), will be a consumer for the purpose of the Consumer Guarantee provisions of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) where the price paid for the goods or services is less than $40,000 or the goods purchased are of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use or consumption.
This is significant for businesses as…