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Are you confused about entitlements to overtime payments when modern awards allow for ordinary hours to be worked on Saturdays? Read on for an example of how it works.

A tribunal has ruled that a tram driver's failure to disclose he suffered a medical incident was a valid reason for dismissal. 

If an employee is summarily dismissed, are they entitled to any period of notice and payment of accrued annual leave?

Managers and bosses seem reluctant to have conversations about retirement. Here’s why you should be talking about it with employees. 

An employer's violence de-escalation policies did not allow for reasonable self-defence in the face of provocation, a commission has found.

How does a safe work method statement differ from a job hazard analysis? Learn what they mean and when you should use them.

Should an annual leave loading be calculated on an employee's award rate of pay, or their actual over-award rate of pay? Read more about annual leave loading here.

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.

Determining what constitutes overtime isn’t always straightforward. Learn more about overtime here.