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Case against major franchisor to proceed

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.


Law firm's "incompetence" led to delay

The FWC has blasted a law firm's "bad decision" or "incompetence", after it filed an unfair dismissal application 38 days late.




No autonomous "utopia" for contractors: FWC

Workers should not think that independent contractors operate in some "unbridled utopia, free from all direction and control", a senior FWC member has observed in tossing out a psychologist's general protections case.


Jackie 'O' stalker's reinstatement in doubt

The FWC has stopped short of reinstating a wharfie potentially not "in the right mind" when he resigned in 2024, after the tribunal became aware of his recent incarceration for stalking radio star Jackie 'O' Henderson.


FWC narrows "digital labour platform" definition

A senior FWC member has used a transcription service worker's unfair deactivation application to examine and narrow the legislative definition of "digital labour platform", finding an online business does not fall into the category because jobs are allocated by humans rather than algorithms.


"Embarrassingly poor" representation explains delay: FWC

A FWC presidential member has blasted the "exceptionally and embarrassingly poor" service provided by a law firm held responsible for filing a garbage collector's general protections matter 125 days' late.


Director quit to avoid fitness test: FWC

The Fair Work Commission has found the Department of Veterans' Affairs did not force an assistant director to resign during a fitness‑for‑duty process, concluding he chose to quit rather than risk an adverse assessment.


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