TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT – remedy – ss.394, 400, 604 Fair Work Act 2009 – permission to appeal – Full Bench – at first instance Commission ordered appellant to pay employee sum of $15,189.18 as compensation for unfair dismissal – dispute between parties as to whether they had entered into binding agreement to settle employee’s unfair dismissal claim – Full Bench determined Commission erred at first instance in not holding a conference as required by s.397 of FW Act for contested facts – further erred in proceeding on basis that there was no settlement between parties, and that employee’s employment would have continued for further 34 weeks without providing reasons for finding, and recognising some but not all of income received by employee after dismissal – public interest enlivened by reason of arguable errors in first instance decision and the public interest associated in ensuring that parties be bound by genuine agreements made to settle legal proceedings – permission to appeal granted – substantive appeal to be heard. Appeal by HP Bowral P/L t/a Highlands Property against decision of Riordan C of 14 March 2016 [[2016] FWC 1590] Re: Luckman
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