Tez Romero

Tez Romero

Tez Romero writes about legal cases affecting the HR profession.

Worker loses unfair dismissal case because no one actually dismissed him

Why the Fair Work Commission says this employee's job ended without a dismissal at all

Worker loses unfair dismissal case because no one actually dismissed him

NSW supreme court upholds nurse's misconduct register entry despite settlement

Why a deed of release didn't wipe a registered nurse's name from an internal misconduct register

NSW supreme court upholds nurse's misconduct register entry despite settlement

Court partly backs former Colliers agent in commission fight after exit

Appeal court reopens a 2016 exit deal - and hands HR a deed-drafting lesson

Court partly backs former Colliers agent in commission fight after exit

Security guard caught asleep on shift wins unfair dismissal payout from MSS

Valid reason met, dismissal still unfair - what the Commission flagged

Security guard caught asleep on shift wins unfair dismissal payout from MSS

Yacht club loses fight to force former GM to spell out workplace rights

Federal Circuit ruling maps how general protections claims can be pleaded after internal complaints

Yacht club loses fight to force former GM to spell out workplace rights

Aged enterprise deal trips up Village Roadshow on Australia Day pay

What an old enterprise clause cost Village Roadshow when the calendar shifted

Aged enterprise deal trips up Village Roadshow on Australia Day pay

FWC rules labour-hire time counts toward unfair dismissal minimum service

Why the worker's two months on agency books just unlocked his unfair dismissal claim

FWC rules labour-hire time counts toward unfair dismissal minimum service

Fair Work Commission tosses unfair dismissal claim over small business headcount fight

Headcount, contractors, and a payroll report that landed at the eleventh hour

Fair Work Commission tosses unfair dismissal claim over small business headcount fight

Fair Work sinks 30-year worker's bid for extra redundancy pay

Sawmill worker loses 16-week redundancy fight on a technicality

Fair Work sinks 30-year worker's bid for extra redundancy pay

Sole director harasses trainee on fifth shift, costs business $125,000

No policy, no training, no defence. The judge says the word "all" carries real weight

Sole director harasses trainee on fifth shift, costs business $125,000