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Newshound
26-06-2013, 01:34 PM
Two recent adverse action cases have produced narrower readings of the "General Protections" provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act), representing favourable outcomes for employers. The decision of the Federal Magistrates' Court (now named the Federal Circuit Court) in Harrison v In Control Pty Ltd [2013] FMCA 149 concerned an employee making a complaint or inquiry to his or her employer, while in CFMEU v Bengalla Mining Pty Ltd [2013] FCA 267 the Federal Court found that the FW Act was not intended to restrict the authority of an employer to take disciplinary action.

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