Days before new Parliamentary behaviour codes are to take effect, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles' chief of staff Jo Tarnawsky is claiming she has been bullied and effectively pushed out of her job after complaining.
The Hawthorn AFL club has argued that retired star player Cyril Rioli and two other Indigenous players formerly employed by the club are barred from suing it for alleged racial discrimination through a combination of settlement deeds and time limitations.
A SDA application for same-job, same-pay orders for on-hire workers at Kmart's Queensland distribution centre looks set to lock-in a significant pay boost, with the retailer confirming it expects to reach a consent position shortly.
The NSW Supreme Court has ruled that a former chief executive's settlement of a dispute over the termination of his employment contract did not end his entitlement to a bonus triggered by the sale of the company.
The FWC has upheld a private drug and alcohol rehabilitation retreat's sacking of a night supervisor accused of recommending "magic mushrooms" to clients, in a consent arbitration rejecting her claims that it took adverse action because she exercised her workplace rights.
The Albanese Government's 10-day paid family and domestic violence leave entitlement is "appropriate and sufficient" and the scheme is operating as intended, but poor awareness and evidentiary requirements are preventing its full utilisation, according to the report of an independent review, tabled in federal parliament today.
An environmental consultancy fluffed its summary dismissal of a technician for alleged timesheet fraud when it had a watertight case to sack him for poor performance, the FWC has found.
In a case highlighting the need for employers to precisely identify decision-makers when defending adverse action matters, the Federal Court has expanded an academic's claim after accepting that a judge failed to "isolate" who at a leading university was responsible for making allegations of serious misconduct.
A labour supplier has failed to win approval of a deal for casual black-coal mineworkers after making "misleading" claims of higher pay rises and telling the FWC they should be treated as "award free" when applying the BOOT.
A Federal Court judge has refused to transfer a safety executive's adverse action case from Sydney to Perth, partly because of her claim that simply setting foot in the city where she was sacked has a "triggering" effect on her mental health.
