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AI hallucinations insufficient for costs security order

A court has found that a self-represented worker who drafted her submissions with assistance from artificial intelligence, which generated non-existent authorities, should not be subject to a security of costs order, despite the additional expenses the employer allegedly incurred.

Adero to lodge Super Retail class action next week

As Adero Law prepares to file a class action accusing Super Retail Group of underpaying up to 3000 store managers via an "entirely foreign" annualised salaries system, the company has sacked its chief executive over his affair with its former head of HR, while defending proceedings launched by two whistleblowers.

Lack of definitive test makes cases a minefield: Silk

The absence of a definitive test to discharge the reverse onus in adverse action cases, particularly in those involving multiple decision-makers, "is a very unsatisfactory state of affairs and needs to be cleaned up", silk Marc Felman told the Federal Court's recent annual employment law seminar, with a nod to the judges in attendance.

No extra time for worker assaulted after overdose

A worker s-xually assaulted after her hospitalisation for a deliberate overdose has failed to win extra time to pursue her late general protections claim, which the FWC provisionally found has no merit.

FWC targeting paid agents' GP gaming

The FWC is introducing reforms to tackle a blowout in general protections claims and the paid agents using them as a "business model", while it is also incorporating AI into major aspects of its work, according to its President, Adam Hatcher.

"Inappropriate" Sorry Day conversation case to proceed

An employment service worker caught out by a legal technicality has won more time to challenge his sacking, which he links to an allegedly "inappropriate" workplace conversation after a Sorry Day event.

Lattouf seeking $350K fine on ABC

Former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf says the Federal Court should order the broadcaster to pay her a fine of between $300,000 and $350,000 for unlawfully sacking her for reasons including her political opinion about the Gaza war and breaching its enterprise agreement, but the ABC says it should have to cough up no more than $56,300.

Judge won't share ride in Uber case

A Federal Court judge has disqualified himself from presiding over a worker's adverse action and sham contracting case against Uber, given his history when serving as a barrister of representing the platform in similar cases dealing with whether drivers and delivery people are in fact its employees.

HR manager not forced to resign over flex request

A senior HR manager has failed to establish that Uniqlo forced her to resign by rejecting her requests to return two days a week after parental leave, the FWC noting she was "clearly aware" of her right to lodge a flexible work dispute.

Union not liable for member's "dead dog" comment: Court

In a significant judgment on how far liability extends during industrial action, a court has found the MUA not responsible for a member telling a Qube shift manager "you'll end up dead dog" for crossing a picket line in 2021.

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