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An award clause prohibiting split shifts applies to both part-time and full-time workers, the Federal Court has decided.

The workplace watchdog has also issued a stern warning to employers to refrain from advertising wages below the minimum rates stipulated by law.

What should you do if an employee or key witness refuses to cooperate in a workplace investigation?

The importance of workplace training isn’t always recognised, particularly if employees have been doing the same job for many years.

Landmark industrial relations reforms in 2022 have set the scene for big workplace changes in 2023.

A university academic who had been off work for 13 months due to illness deliberately thwarted her employer’s attempts to establish whether she was fit to return to work. Read on to find out the details.

It is common for workplaces to have small amounts of flammable liquids on site – either as part of a manufacturing process or for maintenance purposes. What are the rules?

An employment tribunal has found that because a woman working from home was on an authorised work break when she tripped over a temporary fence outside her home office, her injuries were compensable.

A small business unfairly dismissed an employee by making her redundant during her leave without prior consultation, breaching award requirements. The Fair Work Commission awarded her compensation for the lack of consultation.