The Watermarque apartments are situated along on to one of the city’s many canals and have become very popular.Īs well as offering full time concierge facilities, they have secure parking and an on-site gym.While mixed signals are being sent about the state of the Queensland property market, there are some bright lights emerging from the shadows.The first home buyer market and the new product market seem to be the two sectors struggling to get traction under the weight of economic uncertainty and no doubt the forthcoming federal election.History tells us things go quiet prior to elections and my mail over the last fortnight from industry leaders is that stronger sales tracks experienced in the first few months of the year are slowing.Here are some exceptions:Brisbane’s ‘new product’ success story of 2013 – Australand’s luxury riverfront villas within its $500 million Hamilton Reach project on the banks of the Brisbane River.Only two luxury riverfront villas remain following a whirlwind of sales following its launch to market in April.The Keelson River Villas is the latest release at Hamilton Reach where Australand has already chalked up more than $85 million in sales with its Watermarque, Watermarque on the Park and The Green Quarter apartment and terrace home releases.Buyers have snapped up 10 of The Keelson River Villas within three weeks. Mrs Batten said the firm’s decision to dismiss Mr Henry was a reasonable response and rejected his compensation claim for unfair dismissal. Mr Henry denied not carrying out his duties and said he had been employed by the firm for eight years and was a respected employee. Tribunal judge Margaret Batten said some of the images he had viewed were included in the bundle of evidence.Īnd she told Mr Henry “you may struggle to convince us that the pictures were about the human anatomy”. Mr Henry denied he was watching pornography and said the images were “educational pictures of the human anatomy”.īut Mr Potter told the tribunal: “We had a different view. He said Mr Henry was suspended and eventually dismissed for gross misconduct. Mr Potter said people at the block could see the pornography as they arrived at the apartment block and left. Mr Potter said there were concerns that health and safety regulations were at risk of being flouted and that as a result residents were being put at risk. He said the complainant reported that Mr Henry was not carrying out his security duties to the full. He claimed he was viewing the images for educational purposes and that he was studying the human anatomy.īut the tribunal rejected his allegations and his claims for unfair dismissal.ĭaniel Potter, a management official for the firm, told the tribunal that the firm received a complaint that Mr Henry was spending too much time on a pornography website at his office at the block. He had worked for the firm for eight years and he was sacked for gross misconduct. Mr Henry, of Marshall Street, Smethwick claimed he was unfairly dismissed by his employers. A CONCIERGE at a plush block of luxury apartments in Birmingham city centre was sacked for watching porn on the internet when he should have been guarding security.ĭesmond Henry was accused of putting residents of the Watermarque development, on Browning Street, at risk by spending too much time viewing a dirty website, at Birmingham Employment Tribunal.
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