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If casual employees leave work because they are sick, are they entitled to a minimum payment?

The liability to pay redundancy pay when an employer arranges other employment for a redundant employee can be a contentious matter.

Various types of allowances may be provided to employees to compensate for performing certain types of work or incurring expenses while working.

How do you calculate penalty rates if casual staff work overtime?

When a diamond trader sacked a woman for wanting to take sick leave because she’d been diagnosed with cancer and needed surgery, he broke the law. A court will now decide on his penalty. Read about the case here.

This case marks the third-largest fine imposed by the Fair Work Ombudsman and underscores the importance of compliance in franchise operations.

The Fair Work Commission approved a 70% reduction in redundancy pay for two recycling company employees after determining that their new roles, despite being in a less pleasant environment, were still comparable to their previous positions.

The Fair Work Commission awarded 12 weeks' pay to an Accounts Manager dismissed after losing his driving licence, ruling that driving was not an inherent job requirement and the dismissal was procedurally unfair.

When a worker disputed Ambulance Victoria’s right under its Enterprise Agreement to discipline him for misconduct by transferring him to a distant work location, the Fair Work Commission knocked him back.

The Fair Work Commission has dismissed a club’s appeal against an unfair dismissal finding after they alleged an employee had stolen a drink, and sacked her.