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Mental stress, fitness for work, reinstatement after an altercation – can you find the right balance? Read about a case where a tribunal upheld an unfair dismissal claim.

Sometimes an unexpected event can mean the terms of a contract cannot be fulfilled. Learn more here about frustration of employment contracts.

An employer who reduced a casual employee’s hours to zero because he was “moody” and clashed with a manager has failed with its jurisdictional objection to his general protections claim.

With extensive media coverage surrounding the release of "gender pay gap" data by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), it's important to understand what the data actually demonstrates.

Resignations given in the 'heat of the moment' or in stressful situations need to be handled carefully. This case illustrates what can go wrong.

An employee has failed with her claim that working from home was a workplace right covered by the general protections provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009. 

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.

What options does an employee have if they aren't entitled to unpaid parental leave? Learn more here about unpaid parental leave and other entitlements.

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.

Is it grounds for termination if an employer discovers an employee didn't disclose a pre-existing condition or injury? Learn more here.