Cassidy and Dalley & Niass [1994] IRCA 195

Cassidy and Dalley & Niass [1994] IRCA 195

The employer dismissed the employee on one week's notice because she said she would no longer work overtime without payment for that overtime. That was sufficient to find the termination unlawful under the Act. Because the business had been sold, there was no real prospect of reinstatement and the applicant did not...

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Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
08 December 1994
Procedural Posture
Employment Termination Compensation Proceeding / Reasons for Judgment
Outcome
Termination found unlawful; compensation awarded to the applicant.
Legal Topics
['unlawful Termination' 'award Compliance' 'compensation' 'reinstatement']
['industrial Relations' 'employment Law'] ['unlawful Termination' 'award Compliance' 'compensation' 'reinstatement']

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Procedural Posture

Employment Termination Compensation Proceeding / Reasons for Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the employee's termination was unlawful under the Industrial Relations Act 1988." 'What compensation should be paid under section 170EE of the Industrial Relations Act 1988 where reinstatement was not sought and there was no real prospect of reinstatement.']

Ratio Decidendi

The employer dismissed the employee on one week's notice because she said she would no longer work overtime without payment for that overtime. That was sufficient to find the termination unlawful under the Act. Because the business had been sold, there was no real prospect of reinstatement and the applicant did not seek reinstatement. Having regard to the wage actually being paid, the short employment period of just over five months, and the peculiar circumstances, fair compensation under section 170EE was $4,000.00.

Court Disposition

Termination found unlawful; compensation awarded to the applicant.

Orders

  • ['The respondents pay the applicant the sum of $4000.00 by way of compensation under section 170EE of the Industrial Relations Act.']