Reading RoomWelcome to the Spring edition of the Fire & Emergency Services Update. Once again we have chosen some articles written by team members that are relevant to the work carried out by emergency services. We have also taken the opportunity to promote our upcoming ESO seminars in Sydney and Melbourne.
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Planking is a new worldwide fad which is particularly popular in Australia. It commonly involves a person lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location, taking a photograph of the stunt, and then publishing it on a social networking website. It has recently received significant media attention which may in part have increased its popularity.
The Seven Network recently achieved partial success in enforcing a restraint against a senior executive, James Warburton. The restraint was enforced in order, among other things, to protect the interests of investors and the confidential information of the employer: Seven Network (Operations) Limited & Ors v James Warburton (No 2) [2011] NSWSC 386.
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In a rare decision since the formation of Fair Work Australia, a Full Bench of Fair Work Australia (Full Bench) has upheld an employer's right to dismiss a worker guilty of serious misconduct for breaching safety rules. In doing so, the Full Bench took the unusual step of overturning a Commissioner's decision that reinstated the employee despite his safety breach and instead found the dismissal to be fair. (Parmalat Food Product Pty Ltd v Mr Kasian Wililo) [2011] FWAFB 1166).