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If an employee is on annual leave and long service leave, are they permitted to work for another employer during this time?

A tribunal has upheld the dismissal of a Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) employee who was sacked for working overseas without permission.

Is it okay to sack a casual employee be text message if they call in sick? This small business learnt the hard way.

As an employer, it’s a good idea to encourage employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19, both for the health of your workplace and to help end lockdowns and restrictions.

Does a sick employee who is receiving income protection payments continue to accrue annual leave, sick leave, and long service leave? Learn more here.

Can you recover long service leave paid in advance if someone resigns before 10 years' service? 

When employees accrue annual leave upwards of four, five or six weeks it becomes excessive. Read on to find out how to reduce employee’s excessive annual leave balances.

A tribunal has issued stop-bullying orders to a gated community’s body corporate committee and treasurer who taunted the caretakers for saying they were “living in misery” because of unpaid invoices.

A company taking delivery of cotton bales was negligent in failing to ensure its forklift operators complied with  safety requirements during unloading, a court has found. Read on to find out more about safety requirements.

When a woman was pulled onto a conveyor belt and became trapped, she thought she would die. She suffered a fractured pelvis, with ongoing pain, flashbacks, and panic attacks. And a compensation dispute ensued.