The FWC has allowed a six-day-late disability discrimination case to proceed after accepting that the paid agent engaged to file the application entered the wrong name and employer.
Teal independent Allegra Spender has introduced a Bill to remove exemptions that allow religious education institutions to lawfully discriminate against students and workers, which she says gives the Albanese Government a chance to deliver on its 2022 election promise.
An employer had a valid reason to sack a foreign exchange dealer who secretly worked from Bali and Singapore while presenting himself as working from home, but the FWC has found its procedural failings rendered the dismissal unfair.
Lawyers to oppose HR manager's reinstatement; "Apprehension of bias well-founded": Judge; Sham contracting case shelved; and Train drivers not "systematically overworked": Full court.
The High Court has refused special leave to appeal a ruling that a former chief commercial officer improperly disclosed supplier contacts after leaving his employer of ten years for its competitor.
The High Court's refusal to grant special leave to appeal marks the end of the road for an employer's long-fought bid to strike out ETU allegations that it fraudulently concealed information from the FWC when seeking approval for a new deal.
The Albanese Government's proposed legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in employment contracts will limit productivity rather than improve it, and the changes should be dropped or "substantially" overhauled, employer groups claim.
A court has rejected arguments that certain industry obligations constitute workplace laws under the Fair Work Act, rejecting a worker's claim that responsible service of alcohol laws regulate employment relationships.
A director repeatedly targeted by the FWO who "brazenly" continued operating businesses despite a restraining order and habitually and deliberately underpaid workers has been ordered to stump-up $479,000 in penalties against him and his companies.
The FWC has ordered a university to allow an advisor to work from home one day a week, despite finding it had reasonable business grounds to reject the two-days-a-week WFH flexibility request she made on the basis of her age.
