The FWC has extended time for a worker to contest her dismissal, finding it warranted due to her mistaken attempt to dispute it in another tribunal, combined with the strong merits of her claim.
A judge has rejected a former employee's $2 million-plus compensation claim after finding her unlawful sacking was not "the cause or even a material contributing cause" of an alleged psychological injury and that she would have lost her job anyway within months.
A former FWO chief counsel-turned judge has taken an axe to the workplace regulator's belief in penalties as a general deterrent, expressing astonishment at its "staggering" pursuit of a $21,000 fine against an employer who quickly coughed up a $976 underpayment once a junior worker provided proof of their age.
A labour law academic says a UN World Court finding that workers' right to strike is protected might revive ILO scrutiny of the extent to which the Fair Work Act "over-restricts" protected action, while a lawyer says it might "change the trajectory" of IR litigation and reform.
An alleged whistleblower's explosive allegations against franchising business Jim's Group may be headed for hearing, after a court gave him an extension of time and let him file an amended claim.
A tribunal member has declined to recuse himself from a harassment case, rejecting claims that what he "may know" about what was possibly agreed in a conciliation conference could affect his impartiality.
The FWC has declined to issue anti-bullying orders against a body corporate secretary despite observing her communication style was "seen as combative and demeaning" and that she displayed "the characteristics of a narcissist".
Stevedore DP World has warded off an attempt by employees to claim a place on three-member panels charged with resolving disputes about automation roll-outs at four ports, when one spot is already filled by the MUA.
A small business owner and his company must pay more than $125,000 in compensation after a court found he s-xually harassed a 20-year-old worker with disabilities by asking about her fantasies and whether they would have s-x if they were dating.
