Westpac had no grounds to refuse WFH request
Employers must demonstrate reasonable business grounds in refusing a flexible work request
The recent Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision in Chandler v Westpac[1] reinforces that employers can only refuse flexible work requests if they've complied with the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) process, and the refusal is based on genui...
Pay deductions must also correspond to relevant pay periods
Farley v MKR Capital Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 1171
Farley v MKR Capital Pty Ltd [2025] FCA 1171 MKR Capital withheld amounts from an employee’s April pay for tax and superannuation that should have been withheld from earlier payments, in February and March. The court observed that an employer cannot withhold from a later paymen...
