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A commission has berated an employer for not taking sufficient action to stop 'reprehensible' behaviour that damaged another worker. 

What options do employees have if they are dismissed for an injury that was not work-related? Read more here about unfair dismissal and adverse action. 

The Fair Work Commission says a firm of “IR experts” severely mismanaged the case of an employee seeking to make a general protections claim after his dismissal.

When an employee resigns, you need to be careful it cannot be construed as constructive dismissal. What exactly does that mean?

When a carpenter fell into a river and ‘three years of hell’, the Court’s focus landed on the supervisor’s role. Read about what went wrong.

Most awards require that employers provide meals or a meal allowance for employees who work overtime. Find out more information about employee meals here.

If an employee is absent from work due to a long-term illness or injury, can you dismiss them?

If an employee is absent on workers' compensation during a public holiday, should they still get paid for the holiday? Learn more here about workers' comp.

Are you required to change a part-timer's employment contract if they temporarily work full-time hours?

A senior manager at Aldi is claiming the supermarket chain discriminated against him on the ground of sex by denying him access to parental leave.