The FWC has made tart observations about relying on no-win, no-fee lawyers and agents in refusing to extend time by seven months for a worker allegedly unfairly sacked for disclosing a medicinal cannabis prescription for pain relief.
Universities should be required to set targets and report on measures to boost diversity in leadership and governance roles, with "cultural load" allowances also recommended, in a major AHRC study revealing one in five academic staff have suffered direct racism.
Employers should be required to consider compensating or giving additional leave to workers who are unable to work from home, to offset savings remote workers make on commuting costs, a police union has told the inquiry into the Greens' WFH Bill.
Employment law experts say psychosocial hazards are posing a bigger than expected compliance risk, warning employers to "integrate HR with WHS" to avoid creating unintended safety issues.
The NSW Minns Labor Government is closer to winning passage of controversial Workers Compensation amendments designed to rein in claims for psychological injuries, along with a bill making it easier for unions to inspect employers' digital work systems.
The FWC has upheld the sacking of an experienced electrician burned by a fireball, factoring in his failure to wear a face shield and rejecting his claim that "delirium" made him fudge a risk assessment.
The FWC has ordered a BHP subsidiary to reinstate an unfairly dismissed former amateur boxer accused of aggressive behaviour, and deploy him to another mine.
A type-1 diabetic's late general protections application alleging disability discrimination can proceed after his ASX-listed labour hire employer conceded the employment relationship had "dwindled and ceased" due to his work restrictions.
A review of Comcare's legislative framework says there is no choice but to redraft it, and warns AI, WFH and climate change "megatrends" all carry a risk of increasing psychological injury claims, while unions say workers compensation changes in NSW will cut support to those who are close to "catatonic" with such injuries.
The Federal Court has rejected Skycity Adelaide casino's bid to dismiss for want of prosecution an employee's claim that it sacked him for whistleblowing, finding it "would have an air of punishment about it".
