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If you are running your business from home, discover how you may be able to claim tax deductions for your expenses such as electricity, gas, computers, rent and furniture!

In this article, we look at whether an employee can provide a certificate from a pharmacist as evidence of illness rather than from a doctor.

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has overturned an employer’s claim that because a worker was an independent contractor, her unfair dismissal case could not be heard. Read why the FWC decided in the worker’s favour.

An employee who was pressured to retire in his late 60s has, on appeal, become the first person to win an age discrimination case conducted under federal legislation.

An HR manager has failed to convince a tribunal she was forced to resign following a change in her responsibilities. 

An employee was sacked for not disclosing drug-related criminal charges in line with his employer’s code of conduct. Was the dismissal fair?

An air conditioning technician who worked as an escort while receiving workers compensation payments for a back injury has been ordered to repay almost $75,000.

A man who claimed to have suffered a psychological injury after being accused of sexual harassment has had his compensation claim denied by a tribunal. 

Despite having a valid reason for dismissal, a tribunal has upheld a worker's unfair dismissal claim after finding the employer failed to follow procedural fairness.