The By Lawyers Reference Manual – 101 Employment Answers has been updated.
New entries:
Notice and employment ended by abandonment
The question of when an employee can be said to have “abandoned” their employment can be a complex one. The recent Full Bench decision of the Fair Work Commission in Abandonment of Employment [2018] FWCFB 139 [21]–[22], provides excellent guidance.
Unfair dismissal – high income threshold
The high income threshold limits an employee’s eligibility for protection from unfair dismissal … currently $142,000. If an employee is not covered by a modern award, or an enterprise agreement does not apply to them, in order to be able to access the unfair dismissal jurisdiction, the employee must have an annual rate of earnings of less than the high income threshold.
Termination of an employee on a 186 visa
There is no condition on a 186 visa requiring either the employee or employer to maintain employment for the 2 year post visa approval employment period.