TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – high income threshold – ss.394, 400, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – appeal – Full Bench – appeal against decision finding employee earnings did not exceed high income threshold for the purposes of determining whether employee was protected from unfair dismissal remedy – appellant submitted Commission erred in determining life insurance premiums paid by appellant were not part of earnings – permission to appeal granted – appeal raised issue concerning jurisdiction of Commission – issue not previously subject of Full Bench decision – Full Bench satisfied Commission erred in finding life insurance premium not an amount applied or dealt with on employee’s behalf – appellant paid premium for benefit of employee – should be taken into account when calculating employee earnings – employee earned more than high income threshold – appeal upheld – decision quashed – employee not protected from unfair dismissal remedy – unfair dismissal application dismissed. Appeal by Savannah Nickel Mines P/L against decision of Cribb C of 4 March 2016 [[2016] FWC 1335] Re: Crowley
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